“John Boehner is having a difficult time in his caucus.”
“How do I deal with all these groups in my caucus?”
“He tried to be a reasonable man with his caucus.”
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caucus 
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1763, Amer.Eng., perhaps from caucauasu "counselor, elder, adviser" in the Algonquian dialect of Virginia, or the Caucus Club of Boston, a 1760s social & political club whose name possibly derived from Mod.Gk. kaukos "drinking cup." Another candidate is caulker's (meeting). The verb is from 1850.
IT'S THE CAUCUS STUPID!
I have nothing against God.
But what did He have against humans?
Look at what He created.
Personally, if I was the Almighty, I would be a little upset with Myself.
Nay, I would be Mightily upset and very guilty and regretful at making this monster ("Paragon of Animals").
Maybe Jesus came here to get his Father off the hook.
But on another issue:
The National anthem has some poetic and nice words, but then there are all of those bombs bursting in the air (and on islands, deserts etc.).
Yes, I'm glad that our flag was there and is still here, and not the flag of Russia, Japan, Germany, England, or Libya.
As a superpower, we must keep our imperial muscles flexed
...our mighty missiles and bombs ready!
We will continue to sing our beloved, (jingoistic?), and patriotic anthem by Mr. Key.
For those who prefer to hear “America the Beautiful” instead of “The Star Spangled Banner”, let us recall that America has not always been Beautiful.
Nonetheless…
GOD SAVE THE WORLD!
P.S.
To General Electric:
PAY YOUR FAIR SHARE OF FEDERAL INCOME Taxes!
KEEP AMERICAN JOBS HERE!
Not in #@&@&^$!!!!
IT'S THE OIL STUPID!
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NOTE:
The above was inspired by the letter below.
A woman wrote a letter appearing on March 24 that our national anthem is hard to sing and suggested it should be, "America the Beautiful."
It will never happen because of one line in that beautiful song, "God shed His grace on thee."
The next is probably also offensive to some:
"And crown thy good with brotherhood."
Many atheists are very vocal in denouncing the very mention of God. It cannot be mentioned in our schools or appear on any of our public buildings.
It is printed on our money and they detest that.
Our Constitution gives us freedom of religious choice, not freedom from religion!
Separation of church and state, I believe, stemmed from the fact that at that time governments were more controlled by the Roman Catholic Church than by their kings---England by the breakaway Anglican Church established by King Henry the VIII.
Many of our present states were established as religious colonies and we did not have true religious freedom of choice if we were in the wrong colony.
Carl Iseminger
THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
IT'S THE OIL STUPID!
As complex, rollercoaster climate change alters life on this planet, we will confront new and unforeseen challenges. Some problems we can anticipate such as reduced food supply and further reductions of biodiversity. We’ve encountered higher, more fatal flooding incidents as a result of decreased biomass, as well as drought. But other symptoms of global warming, such as the new tide of insect infestations in the UAE, may seem less dramatic and less obvious. Could rising temperatures in the United Arab Emirates be the cause of a new tide of insect infestations?
5 MM Long Bed Bugs Are Bitin’
Megan Detrie from The National reports that a new strain of bed bugs has infiltrated the United Arab Emirates. Only 5mm long, they hitch a ride into people’s homes via clothing and personal items, and then stake out in beds, paintings, wall sockets, and essentially any other elusive, dark place.
The bugs are more active during the summer due to the heat and humidity, but remain a problem year-round, according to pest experts. “The incidences are increasing,” said Mr R, the operations manager of National Pest Control, with offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah.
“Out of 10 inquiries, seven of them are for bed bugs.”
These bugs are able to survive up to 18 months without food, though they typically seek out nourishment every eight days. When they do, they sneak out of their dark crevices at night, while the rest of the home is fast asleep.
Slippery little buggers
As a result, bed bugs are very difficult to snuff out. Further adding to their cunning, the pests have evolved to resist low level pesticides used to control them, and require several blasts, leading to drastic efforts to exterminate them. Unfortunately, some of these methods have exterminated people instead.
“The Ministry of Environment and Water has increased the limits on the kinds of pesticides available to licensed pest control companies after two of five-month-old triplets died when pest controllers sprayed their neighbour’s home in Ajman in late March,” according to Detrie.
Dubai’s municipality demands that pest controllers disclose the pesticides they are using, as well as their registration certificates, but this hasn’t stopped some “rogue” outfits from taking matters into their own hands.
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