From: John B. on
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
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
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

<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
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