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Maybe this is as good a time as any to discontinue foreign aid to Israel.

Around $400.00 as I recall.

I highly recommend the Caroma Dual Flush toilet.

I have a high efficiency Australian toilet and it has definitely saved me money since I had it installed several years ago. Once Rand Paul gets his head out of his ass he should look into such cost effective measures.

Apparently he has an aversion to functioning flush toilets too.

Army group 'coming out of the atheist closet' Nonbelievers at Fort Bragg launch effort to get recognition, equal treatment on base RALEIGH, N.C. — The cliche notwithstanding, there are atheists in foxholes. In fact, atheists, agnostics, humanists and other assorted skeptics from the Army's Fort Bragg have formed an organization in a pioneering effort to win recognition and ensure fair treatment for nonbelievers in the overwhelmingly Christian U.S. military. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42391558/ns/us_news-military/ Hello

Rand likes the idea of exposing his constituents to black lung disease. Rand Paul is a hypocrite.

Republican Senator Rand Paul has made it repeatedly clear that he sides with businesses when it comes to absolutely any sort of financial policy or regulation -- be it taxes or toilets. Still, even his own home state of Kentucky seemed somewhat shocked when he stated that there is no reason to continue with any policies to help decrease the instances of black lung among coal miners, declaring any intervention or government regulation too "burdensome" on companies in comparison to the amount of lives it could potentially save. The Courier-Journal reports: Sen. Rand Paul questioned the need Thursday for new federal new coal-mining rules to reduce black-lung disease, despite federal figures showing the illness has been on the rise in recent years, killing about 1,500 miners annually. The Kentucky Republican, a frequent critic of government regulations, said during a Senate hearing that black-lung rates had dropped dramatically since 1969, when a law to combat the illness took effect. “Every regulation doesn't save lives,” Paul said at a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. “There is a point or a balancing act between when a regulation becomes burdensome and our energy production is stifled. We have to assess the cost.” Paul said during the hearing that the government had done “a pretty good job” in recent decades of reducing the incidence of black lung — an often incurable and fatal disease caused by breathing years of coal dust. But figures from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health show a spike in black lung rates in recent years. http://www.care2.com/causes/health-policy/blog/rand-paul-black-lung-costs/ Perhaps Rand Paul should expose himself to the conditions that give rise to black lung disease.

Rand Paul’s historical misfire in the debate over Libya By Glenn Kessler “Well, you know, it's never that easy to remove people from power -- even, you know, in Serbia and in Iraq we found that bombing alone didn't do it. Actually, ground troops had to go in and do it. There are many here in Washington now advocating ground troops. I think it's a slippery slope and it could it engage us in a third war.” --Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), March 30, 2011 The Obama administration’s intervention in Libya has generated many questions in Congress about the scale of the effort, the goals and the extent of congressional consultation. While administration officials have argued that the operation will be “time-limited and scope-limited,” including the creation of a no-fly zone to protect civilians from being overrun by government forces, the revelation that CIA operatives are in Libya gathering intelligence on rebel forces has raised new questions. Adding to some of the confusion over U.S. goals in the operation, President Obama has said that Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi “must go” while saying that Gaddafi’s departure is not the goal of the military strikes. The junior senator from Kentucky, in the quote above, drew on the lessons of history to argue that air power by itself will not dislodge Gaddafi. We are not going to dispute his larger point—that a combination of ground forces and air strikes is more effective than air power alone. But how accurate is his history lesson? The Facts On Serbia, Rand needs to hit the history books. The NATO air campaign against Serbia targets, which lasted from March 24, 1999 to June 10, 1999, was not intended to change the regime, but to thwart another wave of killings, expulsions and ethnic-cleansing associated with the break-up of Yugoslavia. NATO—which in 1995 had attacked Serb targets to force an end to the conflict in Bosnia—began bombing after Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic rejected international pressure to accept a peace agreement with rebels from the restive Albanian province of Kosovo. Milosevic moved his forces into Kosovo, essentially calling NATO’s bluff, and so the West responded with force. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/rand-pauls-historical-misfire-in-the-debate-over-libya/2011/03/31/AFASjyBC_blog.html?wpisrc=nl_pmpolitics Rand appears somewhat confused.

I have faith in the stupidity of religious zealots.

Wisconsin Republicans will face their first recall election after passing Gov. Scott Walker's anti-union budget "repair" bill. Recall petition organizers plan to file their signatures today against Dan Kapanke (R-LaCrosse). Kapanke is seen as the most vulnerable of all the eight Republican Senators targeted for recall. So far more than 15, 588 signatures have been gathered. http://www.care2.com/causes/politics/blog/first-wisconsin-lawmaker-recall-petition-filed/ Hopefully the Dems will be able to pick this guy off.

Perhaps you should accept the certainties of the scientific method and confine your belief system to those of a like mind.

The article speaks for itself. It would seem Governor Walker has reluctantly recognized the role the courts play in determining this particular issue.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. A Wisconsin judge ruled Thursday the state's divisive new collective bargaining law had not taken effect, and officials in Republican Gov. Scott Walker's administration say he plans to comply with the ruling and to halt preparations to begin deducting money from public workers' paychecks. Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi issued her declaration a day after Walker's aides said they believed the law was processed correctly and that they would continue efforts to enact it, despite the judge's warning to halt such efforts. Two Walker administration officials who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the governor hadn't publicly announced his plans said he would announce later Thursday that he would comply with Sumi's ruling. The law would require most public sector workers to contribute more to their health care and pensions, changes that amount to an average 8 percent pay cut. The measure also strips them of their right to collectively bargain any work conditions except wages. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/31/wisconsin-judge-declares-_n_843024.html

Another busybody wanting to impose her narrow views on others. What attitudes these women may adopt in later life is absolutely none of your business.

What is a true atheist in your view?

http://exiledonline.com/vanity-fair-profiles-the-exile/

Study: Religion May Head Toward 'Extinction' in Many Western Countries If the authors of a new study have it right, then the Pope may want to update his résumé. That's because men of the cloth—and religious leaders of any faith, for that matter—will be in less demand as religion slowly dies out as a part of everyday life. (More on TIME.com: See pictures of colorful religious festivals) Researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Arizona gathered census data in nine countries—Australia, Austria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland—where officials have traditionally included questions about religious affiliation in their population count. They found a steady rise in the number of people who claimed no religious affiliation over the past century. And, using "nonlinear modeling," they unpacked the relationship between religious respondents and their motivation for claiming a religion. At its core, the research found that the perceived value of joining a religious group has decreased significantly. As the number of non- religious people swells, the appeal of joining their ranks does, too. "For societies in which the perceived utility of not adhering is greater than the utility of adhering, religion will be driven toward extinction," the study said. "People no longer see the slate of benefits as being as great as they probably did 100 years ago. It's become less socially useful." Richard Wiener of the Research Corporation for Science Advancement told the BBC that in the Czech Republic 60% of people identify as non- affiliated with religion—the highest in the study. He also forecast that in the Netherlands the percentage of non-believers will skyrocket from 40% today to 70% by 2050. (via Montreal Gazette) (More on TIME.com: See how TIME has covered religion through the years) 5 Share 0diggs digg MOREAdd to my:del.icio.usTechnoratiredditGoogle BookmarksMixxStumbleUponBlog this on:TypePadLiveJournalBloggerWordPressMySpaceRead Other Related Stories About This: Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/03/23/study-religion-may-head- toward-extinction-in-many-western-countries/#ixzz1HRsK3nZ7

Isn't creationism a concept embraced within your religon? If so it has no place in the school curriculum and in any event has no basis in fact.

Why would anyone object to their children being taught by teachers about other cultures?

I look forward to the recall votes. I am hoping there will be less Republican senators when the dust settles.

Judge blocks Wisconsin law that curbs collective bargaining Los Angeles Times | March 18, 2011 | 9:37 a.m. PT A Wisconsin state judge today issued a temporary restraining order blocking the new law that curbs collective bargaining rights for most public employees in that state. Judge Maryann Sumi granted the temporary order blocking the law signed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker after weeks of protests and a boycott by Senate Democrats that turned Wisconsin's state capital, Madison, into a national political battleground. The judge was acting on a request filed by a district attorney who contends that a legislative committee had violated Wisconsin's open meetings law by pushing the measure onto the floor. That maneuver was key to unblocking the legislative stalemate and allowing the bill to be signed by Walker. More soon at http://www.latimes.com/.

I appreciate the background information you and others have provided. However the problems facing the USA won't realistically be solved by the belief system Mr. Paul claims to embrace.

I anticipate the report will be generated and released shortly. A confidence vote will be held and Harper will be off to the GG for an election call. That will happen within the next week or two in my view.

Teabaggers are, by and large, simpletons. PBS is for thinking people and that probably excludes you.