All categories - 2 August 2007

If you look at Mt. Rushmore, can you pick out the career politician? You probably can't because Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln all had careers that they left to briefly serve the people. It wasn't too long ago that the ideal for politics was to have a business, build it then leave that company for a couple of years while you served as Congressman or Senator and then return. That was because who better than a farmer would know what a farm bill would impact? Who better than a beat cop could tell you why a crime needs to be punished with 5 years?

With the rise of the career politician, suddenly government became insulated. You also start seeing people using their position more for political gain. You see bribery scandals from both parties. You see sex scandals from both parties. And the one universal fact is that the people abusing power are career politicians.

So my question: Are we as a country best served by person who is a career politician?

2007-08-02 12:35:03 · 16 answers · asked by Deep Thought 5 in Politics

Whose better?

2007-08-02 12:34:50 · 8 answers · asked by Furioso Lion88 5 in Cricket

2007-08-02 12:34:45 · 21 answers · asked by sexxi mama 1 in Philippines

2007-08-02 12:34:39 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

hi, i would like to have more hard drive space for my laptop to play games such as half life 2, wow.ect... i need a cheap portable hard drive but it needs to work well. thanks...

2007-08-02 12:34:33 · 9 answers · asked by slice_the_moon 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-08-02 12:34:25 · 20 answers · asked by richard d 3 in Religion & Spirituality

first we had someone acting like Prashant... and making dumb racial remarks about indians. (but he got kicked off)

then we had that kevin garnett guy making fun of indians and talking about Chicken Tandoori...

and now we have this sick freak after me...

here was my question.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ar5VFSbdYaGKoCEJwCrnKJDsy6IX?qid=20070801210928AAhCRZk

please read Laureate's answer

how do i kick this guy out! i dont think anyone needs him here.

2007-08-02 12:34:18 · 8 answers · asked by Cavs in '09 ♥ Hurry Back BEN 6 in Basketball

do you know the names of any talent agents in chicago. And they are free right? I'm sorta new to the acting business and could really take any type of advice.

2007-08-02 12:34:15 · 4 answers · asked by bonZai_dude 2 in Theater & Acting

I'm starting a new job next week in which I will be going through a company's MS Excel and MS Word files and making little changes to them for a new project. I'll be working from home on my computer and also from the office at my job, using a flash drive to get the documents and spreadsheets back and forth from work and home.

Problem: My home computer does not have MS Office, but instead has Open Office.

Now I've heard the two are compatible with very slight differences, but for the work I'm doing I need to know exactly what kind of differences there will be and if it will affect the documents and spreadsheets I'm working with.

Because if I make mistakes, then I don't get paid, and that's the real problem.

I need to know what to do to transfer the files between the different software and make this work.

Thanks!

2007-08-02 12:34:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Software

2007-08-02 12:34:13 · 2 answers · asked by al 2 in Marriage & Divorce

Fragrance.Mine is ,Sun Moon Stars by Lagerfeld.

2007-08-02 12:34:12 · 17 answers · asked by Flynn 7 in Polls & Surveys

you know its time to get off the computer for awhile when?

2007-08-02 12:34:06 · 8 answers · asked by ♥Saw Dust♥ 7 in Polls & Surveys

Here's what I know about the gun....Its stainless, 6.5 inch barrell, shoots both 22lr and 22mag, the wood grips are in good shape, gun shows some wear, gun was made in 1956 or 57 with low numbers. I bought the gun early this year in a gun store in Reno,NV. I paid $170 for it. The dealer had the gun in storage. I told him what I was looking for and this is one of 2 guns he showed me. I've shot this gun and shots nice. Upon learning how old it was, I've retired the gun.

2007-08-02 12:34:00 · 6 answers · asked by SavageCoyote 4 in Hunting

natasha asked for advice on her jr pup, it was very ill after being wormed, just wondered how the little fella was?

2007-08-02 12:33:58 · 1 answers · asked by misstraceyrick 6 in Dogs

i've baffled on terms in targeting position mentioning time? what is it all about?

2007-08-02 12:33:55 · 12 answers · asked by yodni j 1 in Trivia

2007-08-02 12:33:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Singles & Dating

I don't stand in the middle of a crowded room and light up, I will find an as much out of the way place as I can. I wait till people walk past and hold my cigarette away from them, it's not like I blow my smoke in anyones face. But at least once a week someone decides to do the fake cough. Yesterday it was a fat lady, so I said "why dont you lay off the cheese burgers?". She wasn't impressed but gosh it felt good. So my vengence begins. Sure I have a right to smoke and she has the right to eat all the fatty food she wants, but dont judge unless you want to be judged is my new monto. Any one agree?

2007-08-02 12:33:47 · 32 answers · asked by Jenni 3 in Etiquette

2007-08-02 12:33:41 · 3 answers · asked by Kolton G 1 in Trivia

I really wanna understand that story. Can you explain it to me..please...God Bless

2007-08-02 12:33:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

ok, so I cant find my key to my mailbox, and its not a USPS mailbox, its owned by our HOA and they dont have an extra copy... they told me to get a locksmith which is OUTRAGEOUSLY expensive!!!! so i just want to buy a new mailbox lock, and key for it.. can i get that @ walmart or something?? maybe home depot?? how much is it and how do i change it??????? the lock is about the size of a regular post office PO box lock

2007-08-02 12:33:36 · 9 answers · asked by dlc8675 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I Dont Know If Its Male Or Female

2007-08-02 12:33:28 · 5 answers · asked by landenjms 2 in Birds

2007-08-02 12:33:22 · 4 answers · asked by shimmyshimmer 3 in Quotations

...a woman will marry you, a woman will bury you...pushin daisies up, when you lose her trust shes gone...

2007-08-02 12:33:22 · 3 answers · asked by sugar 1 in Other - Music

Does the following quote reveal Finny's struggle in any way?? If yes, how??

"Naturally I don't believe books and I don't believe teachers, but I do believe-it's important for me to believe you [Gene]. Christ, I've got to believe you, at least. I know you better than anybody" (154).

2007-08-02 12:33:12 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Quotations

Our son's homeschool theatre group will be putting on "Arabian Nights" this fall, using the book/script by Dominic Cook. New, this will cost $20/book, a bit above our budget.

I've tried half.com and craigslist.org. Where can I obtain scripts for 14 dollars (including shipping) each or less? Thanks for your suggestions.

2007-08-02 12:33:04 · 2 answers · asked by cranberrychutney 2 in Theater & Acting

wow, is there really a $2,000 and some initiation fee to join SAG??

2007-08-02 12:31:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Theater & Acting

ok my car is in a body shop and i have a thousand dollar deductible i have to pay but when i went to see the shop owner she said i could not get my car until i paid my thousand dollar deductible, then she told me i had a week to get the thousand dollar deductible and she'll store my car during that week and after the week is up she said she will no longer store my car in her storage unit but keep it in the parking lot and she is no longer responsible for the car even if the car is stolen and she'll charge me thirty dollars a day for everyday that the car is left there after the week and also if i try to steal my own car from her after the week is up, she is goin to take me to court and file a lawsuit not for payn the thousand dollar deductible but for stealin my car off her property even though she said she wouldnt be responsible for it what should i do cuz this sounds a little fishy to me

2007-08-02 12:31:33 · 7 answers · asked by james w 1 in Law & Ethics

with a major gust of wind that actually "moved" our car to the right!!--any ideas as to what this may have been. Was quite disturbing and a little bit "eerie!"

2007-08-02 12:31:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Weather

DO HOLLYWOOD AND WWE STARS HANG OUT?LIKE YOU KNOW MEET EACHOTHER OR SOMETHING?

2007-08-02 12:31:24 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Wrestling

Does anyone know if open office have an Excel like program that will work with Microsoft Excel?

2007-08-02 12:31:19 · 3 answers · asked by Isaiah J 1 in Software