I'm disappointed in my party.  It's the Republicans where we're running into the most roadblocks.

Paula Tuck, Utah mother who is trying to get the state legislature to mandate and fund a full-time nurse in every school statewide after her 10-year old daughter almost died from giving herself too much asthma medication.

What do you do when you have a shortage of marines to fight what you consider to be a crucial war in a far off place?  You sure don't institute a draft to get the needed manpower, so you have to involuntarily recall Marines from the Ready Reserve.

From Thomas Frank's column in the August 19, 2006 NY Times, titled What Is K Street's Project?

While so many right wingers pretend to be upset about the supposed lack of civility afflicting "the left" (which I guess means me, though this sure doesn't feel like the left), there certainly has never been any lack of evidence that the Republicans and their supporters are about as civil as nightstick trying to make the acquaintance of some flesh.

We are not going to stay long enough to succeed in Iraq, and we have already stayed long enough to fail.

Steve Chapman, columnist distributed by Creators Syndicate.

It's not just the lack of vacations that have American workers frazzled; they're also working longer hours and reporting more stress.

That's what MSNBC host Joe Scarborough told the Washington Post about his recent program that included a panel discussion on whether "George Bush's mental weakness is damaging America's credibility at home and abroad."

Scarborough concluded that "I think George Bush is in a league by himself. I don't think he has the intellectual depth as these other people."

Had we not done this, I really think we would have been overtaken by the Democrats.

Take out your pay stub and look at the line that says "state taxes," because that will double.

Do you see any contradiction between the Pope warning against the dangers of working too hard with too little contemplation, and the fact that 25 percent of U.S. workers in the private sector do not get any paid vacation time?

Cute piece in the Times courtesy Raw Story, which could be filed under "Told Ya So!"......

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