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EFLtrainer
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 Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 12:29 am Post subject: ...The Empire is Crumbling When... |
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Thirty-Six Sure-Fire Signs That Your Empire Is Crumbling
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by David Michael Green
So. You've built yourself an empire, eh?...
Here are some rules of thumb to keep in mind, thirty-six sure-fire indicators that your empire is falling apart:
You know your empire's crumbling when the folks who are gearing up their empire to replace yours start blowing up satellites in space. And then they don't bother to return your phone calls when you ring up to ask why.
You know your empire's crumbling when you're spending your grandchildren's money like a drunken sailor, and letting your soon-to-be rivals finance your little splurge (i.e., letting them own your country).
You know your empire's crumbling when one of their leaders comes to the United Nations and makes fun of your emperor, calling him the devil, and joking about smelling sulphur where he just stood. And though a few folks cringe, everybody laughs.
You know your empire's crumbling when you even think that there is an Axis of Evil.
You know your empire's crumbling when a rag-tag military hodge-podge of irregulars has you pinned down in an endless fight you can't win, but also can't lose.
You know your empire's crumbling when you trade your prior moral leadership on human rights issues for global disgust at your torture, 'extraordinary rendition' (a.k.a. kidnaping for torture) and the dismantling of nine centuries worth of civil liberties progress.
You know your empire's crumbling when the World Health Organization ranks your healthcare system 37th 'best' in the world, just above Slovenia, and just below Costa Rica. (And far below Colombia, Cyprus, Saudi Arabia and Morocco.)
You know your empire's crumbling when your middle class has been stagnant for three decades, while the wealth of the hyper-rich continues to climb through the roof.
You know your empire's crumbling when one of your cities drowns and your government does next to nothing before, during and after.
You know your empire's crumbling when your emperor is warned by a CIA briefer of an imminent terrorist attack of vast proportions, and responds by remaining on vacation and dismissing the briefer with the words: "All right. You've covered your ass, now." |
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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| Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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White House "Slams" Carpooling, New Road Fees Better 
Mon Feb 12, 2:02 PM
By Tom Doggett
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Carpooling won't do much to reduce U.S. highway congestion in urban areas, and a better solution would be to build new highways and charge drivers fees to use them, the White House said on Monday.
"It is increasingly appropriate to charge drivers for "some" roadway use in the same way the private market charges for other goods and services," the White House said in its annual report on the U.S. economy 
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http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/usreport_bush_economy_report_transportation_dc |
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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| Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 5:10 am Post subject: |
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Military Grants More Waivers To "Recruits"
By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press Writer
Wed Feb 14, 2:22 AM ET
WASHINGTON - The Army and Marine Corps are letting in more recruits with criminal records, including "some" with felony convictions, reflecting the increased pressure of five years of war and its mounting casualties.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070214/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/military_recruits_waivers |
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bixlerscott
Joined: 27 Sep 2006
Location: Near Wonju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:39 am Post subject: |
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| How could it be all such a big fat lie? It's all nepotism when it comes to jobs and how our leaders are selected in America. Something has to change, and change it will. Wait and see what happens when the money runs out.... |
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