Child Protection Services leave a lot to be desired and I hate to hear stories when a child falls through the cracks. The people who work those cases each have hundreds of cases to monitor.

I can only go by what my own life's experiences have been. I don't know any parent who wouldn't throw themselves in front of a train to save their child.

In this story, the Mullah's diseased mind is bad enough but the uncivilized parents are equally as guilty. The whole religious thing is disgusting.

This is one of the most disgusting stories I've ever heard but I'm neither surprised nor shocked.

All I can say is, thank the Lord we live in America where we protect our children ~ with our own lives if necessary.

Amen for America!

Bless his heart. And kudos. 74 is old for a rock player from the 60's to live.

I'm going to get slammed for saying that, right?

MAD

Were I in her place, instead of calling him Honey, I would have started out with "You stupid idiot."

One time I asked Jesus to tell me who was going to win the Kentucky Derby.

He said, "What are you ~ a Smarty Pants?"

I didn't get it.

Jesus actually said "no comment" for fear of being targeted by the IRS wack-a-mole program.

You didn't read the article, did you Redial?

It's not talking about Pakistan building industry. It's talking about billions of dollars being wasted on "projects" throughout the country that have no hope of ever being completed on a scale they'd like their people to believe.

In fact, the article talks about grandiose projects that are announced for no other reason than to mullify their public into thinking great things are coming in the near future. Then billions of dollars disappear into a black hole.

It's an interesting read and explains a lot about the way Rigel thinks when he comes on this site to crow.

I'd like for you to read it if you have time. It's not real long.

JEST

It was Lt. Col. Gibson from U.S. Special Operations Command Africa.

According to excerpts released Monday.

GOATMAN

Didn't you just teach me not to presume anything?

JEST

If the deed is already done, there's nothing I can do about it. There's nothing you can do about it either.

If the story is accurate, it's a judicial matter now. Let the system work. It'll all come out in the wash anyway so I'm not going to stress out over something that is out of my control (and yours).

Both sides have enough money to lawyer themselves up to the hilt. Lawyers get paid to litigate problems ~ I don't.

JUST

The IRS is a hot ticket right now. Every rightwing sleuth and headline grabber in the country is digging and scratching for new dirt.

So I don't know if the story is accurate or not. I just prefer to hang out on the fringe until I know both sides of the story. Then I'll decide.

JEST

Yes, I know about the National Enquirer and John Edwards.

Kudos to the National Enquirer. I read it all the time. So I know they also report stories about seeing an image of the Devil in cloud formations. So much for the bain of their existence.

But I still want to hear both sides of a case before before I go off kicking and screaming into the night.

DANNI

Maybe Diablo didn't know the Washington Times is a "moonie" organization.

PAN

#1 it's the Washington Times

#2 it's Diablo

#3 the article said healthcare "provider" which is the wrong terminology

#4 if the suit has already been filed, UPI would have access to public information such as the name of an insurance company, especially one big enough to have medical records on 10 million people

#5 medical records do not use "Americans" as a nationality

I'll get outraged if and when the facts fit the story.

GIREVIK

As I said, black ops.

There shouldn't be any mystery here. Republicans have zero faith in their own electability.

Legal shennigans is their only way out of the grave they dug for themselves

Is this just another scheme to block students from voting? Telling them that they're not smart enough to keep up with local issues back home? Telling them they have to give up their constitutional right because "home" doesn't apply when they're away at college.

If this has been initiated by Republicans, you can bet it's all of the above.

This sounds like another black-op attack on a Democrat voting block.

This is the part that doesn't make sense to me:

" agents executed a search warrant for financial data on one employee "

The IRS has unlimited and unfettered resources for gathering financial data on anybody they choose, any time they choose and without a warrant. The IRS is everybody's 800lb gorilla in the room.

So why a medical provider and why the overkill?

This doesn't make any sense unless there's more going on behind the scenes than we know about right now. The media is too prone to hyperbole and sensationalism to accept a story on it's face.

I know it gives some right wing posters a little climax when they hear about anything involving the IRS but I think I'll withhold judgment until after the lawsuitsuit is adjudicated.

Don't sweat it PAN

It's probably made by children living and working in a sweat shop.

Now, of course, I have another question in my head ~ who am I going to believe?

I'll have to think this over and see what my instincts tell me.

Of course, I know you don't care but I'll do it for myself just to see how it turns out. I'll just consider it my prerogative for my own use.

GOATMAN

You're welcome. And now I'll go hide my head under the covers until I'm sure you are dead and buried safely at sea. LOL

GOATMAN

You're right. I did hear that from AU. Since you never told the story directly to me, I assumed you had told it to AU when the two of you visited.

So here's your retraction. I was wrong and I apologize. I should have listed to the other side of my brain and refrained from posting something I did not know first hand.

It made sense at the time because of your aunt, Cheney's connections in the oil business, you you ending up on an oil rig when you needed a job. It just goes to show that assumptions are usually wrong.

I'm guilty as charged.

Chris Matthews doesn't hate Obama.

But he does consider "Hardball" to be very influential in deciding presidential policy ~ and he get's very angry when presidential policy (for lack of a better name) goes some other direction. It's an ego thing ~ what can I say.

I remember when Matthews was using Hardball to shill relentlessly and shamelessly for Rick Santorum, (It's a long story involving a relative) trying to make sure Santorum got re-elected to a third term. (I believe that was in 2006.)

Matthews was visibly angry and shaken when Santorum lost that election. He really could not believe that Hardball failed.

Then the Bush era finished Matthews off for the Republican party.

So, if at times, Matthews appears to be upset with Obama it's because Obama isn't paying any attention to him and Hardball.

As I said, it's an ego thing.

SNOOFY

Goatman has a loyalty to Cheney ~ not George Bush. Unfortunately, they came in a package.

Goatman posted the story already so I'm not saying anything he hasn't already disclosed. I won't go into all the details but through an intermediary close to Cheney, Goatman got a job on an oil rig. So he's loath to bite the hand that fed him ~ so to speak.

So it's not about politics for Goatman. It's about gratitude.

REDIAL

I'm glad Rigel used the word "Mister." Otherwise I'd think he was accusing me of having a 4th screen name. So far, according to Rigel, I'm Twinpac, AmericanUnity and Blabbermouth.

Have you ever noticed the affect paranoia has on the guilty? It makes them think everybody is just like themselves.

BOAZ

"And why isn't a 200 post thread on the front page."

Because this is one of those "rockin' the boat" kind of threads.

But it seems like everybody enjoyed getting a chance to vent. I know I did. Thanks for putting it up.