From: John B. on 10 Feb 2010 11:48 On Feb 10, 8:34 am, "Moderate" <no_spam_(a)no_mail.com> wrote: > "John B." <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:db2a27f5-440d-4f27-bbd9-e395f15e5b36(a)b10g2000vbh.googlegroups.com... > On Feb 9, 5:44 pm, "MNMikeW" <MNMiik...(a)aol.com> wrote: > > > "John B." <johnb...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > >news:0f1e0fe2-94a1-4c7a-ad10-3547471c68d6(a)a32g2000yqm.googlegroups.com.... > > All govt. agencies that have money left over at the end of the > > fiscal year have to give it back to the Treasury. > > ==================== > > > Yeah, that will happen, lol! > > It does happen. > ************************************* > > Cite please. I've worked for two government agencies that gave back any surplus funds to the Treasury at the end of the fiscal year. It's a law - enforced by the OMB and government inspectors general.
From: John B. on 10 Feb 2010 11:51 On Feb 10, 10:45 am, William Clark <cl...(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio- state.edu> wrote: > In article <MPG.25dc97c31d530f1c989...(a)news.giganews.com>, > > > > BAR <sc...(a)you.com> wrote: > > In article <clark-00B9B0.09490810022...(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio- > > state.edu>, cl...(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu says... > > > > In article <MPG.25dc6d3f66d5441b989...(a)news.giganews.com>, > > > BAR <sc...(a)you.com> wrote: > > > > > In article <wclark2-544D01.07001110022...(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio- > > > > state.edu>, wcla...(a)colnospamumbus.rr.com says... > > > > > > In article <67a4n5d10mqh038e6i2fco1jf511hko...(a)4ax.com>, > > > > > bkni...(a)conramp.net wrote: > > > > > > > On 10 Feb 2010 03:25:58 GMT, Carbon <nob...(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >On Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:46:19 -0600, bknight wrote: > > > > > > >> On Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:39:17 -0500, Jack Hollis <xslee...(a)aol.com> > > > > > > >> wrote: > > > > > > >>>On Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:02:37 -0600, bkni...(a)conramp.net wrote: > > > > > > > >>>>You know Jack, I might be willing to discuss this with Mike, or > > > > > > >>>>Ketchum, or another conservative, but you, and a couple of others > > > > > > >>>>here are so inane with the ultra-right messages that I won't > > > > > > >>>>waste my > > > > > > >>>>time. Of all the posts that you've delivered here for instance > > > > > > >>>>the > > > > > > >>>>one about Palin possibly being elected president renders you > > > > > > >>>>certifiable insane. > > > > > > > >>>Right now, the polls show that she's the leading contender for the > > > > > > >>>Republican nomination. I'd gladly vote for her over Obama.. > > > > > > > >> That figures. You have no common sense. > > > > > > > >I actually want Palin to get the Republican nomination. However, > > > > > > >2012 is > > > > > > >a long way away and there isn't much chance that she'd be able to > > > > > > >fool > > > > > > >the true believers long enough to make it happen. It's too bad, > > > > > > >because > > > > > > >she would have zero chance of winning the election. > > > > > > > I'm liking Scott Brown more and more. He's a thousand times more > > > > > > qualified than Palin. If Obama isn't able to get things going better > > > > > > I think he's the GOP's best shot. I'd vote for him. > > > > > > > BK > > > > > > As long as he and his wife promise to keep their clothes on in public. > > > > > Oh, and stop their daughter from getting in front of a microphone.. > > > > > The true character of Billy Clark shows through again. > > > > The true absence of any glimmer of humor in Bertie shows through again. > > > > Actually Brown and his family were in the Dubliner in DC last Thursday > > > evening after his swearing in. He kept his clothes on there, too. > > > I like the Dubliner, my boss at USDA was an Irishman by birth, retired > > from the US Army after 20 and then went to work at USDA. He taught us > > how to drink proper beer at the Dubliner. > > Indeed, Guinness is good there, Unfortunately, it seems to attract too > many obnoxious staffers, fresh out of law school, from the Hill. Oh, > well. All true. I don't know if it's still the case, but the Dubliner used to be the largest seller of Guiness in the U.S.
From: John B. on 10 Feb 2010 11:53 On Feb 9, 9:39 pm, Jack Hollis <xslee...(a)aol.com> wrote: > On Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:02:37 -0600, bkni...(a)conramp.net wrote: > >You know Jack, I might be willing to discuss this with Mike, or > >Ketchum, or another conservative, but you, and a couple of others here > >are so inane with the ultra-right messages that I won't waste my time. > >Of all the posts that you've delivered here for instance the one about > >Palin possibly being elected president renders you certifiable insane. > > >BK > > Right now, the polls show that she's the leading contender for the > Republican nomination. I'd gladly vote for her over Obama. Right now, the polls have no predictive value whatsoever.
From: dene on 10 Feb 2010 12:01 <bknight(a)conramp.net> wrote in message news:jee5n5t762eoi8llghtp2n43cv9al32gra(a)4ax.com... > > What bullshit Bert. There's been no whining, nor complaining. When I > have a view I post it, and if it doesn't fit your shallow minded > ideological thoughts you can't come up with anything better than this? > > > >Why is liberalism morally superior to conservatism? > > You throw out such stupid aphorisms as if they're reasonable, trying > to make an issue where there isn't one. Show us where anyone here > that has brought up moral superiority of either. > > Questions like this underscore your limited range of cognition. > > BK Hmmm.....did I just read a post full of whining and complaining? -Greg
From: bknight on 10 Feb 2010 12:18
On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:01:34 -0800, "dene" <dene(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > ><bknight(a)conramp.net> wrote in message >news:jee5n5t762eoi8llghtp2n43cv9al32gra(a)4ax.com... > >> >> What bullshit Bert. There's been no whining, nor complaining. When I >> have a view I post it, and if it doesn't fit your shallow minded >> ideological thoughts you can't come up with anything better than this? >> >> >> >Why is liberalism morally superior to conservatism? >> >> You throw out such stupid aphorisms as if they're reasonable, trying >> to make an issue where there isn't one. Show us where anyone here >> that has brought up moral superiority of either. >> >> Questions like this underscore your limited range of cognition. >> >> BK > >Hmmm.....did I just read a post full of whining and complaining? > > >-Greg > Right on cue Greg. You're obsessed with me. There's no whining, and pointing out Bert's shortcomings isn't complaining. Hell, I don't complain about your insipid sniping.... I just point it out. Don't you have something constructive to do? Now there's a non sequitur thought. LOL. BK |