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- dcoffee on dcoffee’s “Library Budget Cuts” You guys bring up some of my favorite tangents. Campaign financing; our politicians spend all their time fundraising, instead of coming up with good ideas. Talk about a waste of money, they spend 90% of their workday fundraising. Our polit…
- tinypliny on dcoffee’s “Library Budget Cuts” @ e:libertad: I guess I wasn't thinking about these issues when I said tax cigarettes more. Addiction is a big problem - which is why I think cigarettes don't really fall under the category of "harmless recreation". Smoking cessation progr…
- libertad on dcoffee’s “Library Budget Cuts” I didn't even know about this until I saw your journal. that is a huge cut. The answer to all of our problems should stop being to tax cigarettes. My thoughts on taxation of this LEGAL product have changed since the latest increase. I can …
- metalpeter on dcoffee’s “Library Budget Cuts” I have an Idea instead of cutting the library why not cut salaries. Here is an idea when someone in office travels make them pay for their own food... If I remember correctly e:dcoffee you are anti casino.... There are some good points to …
- tinypliny on dcoffee’s “Library Budget Cuts” Oh this is awful! Libraries are the essence of learning and arts in a community. Leave it to these corrupt mismanaging grubby little politicians to target the one institution that actually needs more nurturing. How can they be this thick-h…
- drew on dcoffee’s “Healthcare!?!?!?!” Just like the prescription "reform" passed under Bush. The insurance companies are running the government. It's ridiculous. Good post.
- jason on dcoffee’s “Healthcare!?!?!?!” Interesting how it's a dog shit bill that neither the left nor the right wants. The public doesn't want it. But we'll get it anyway.
- metalpeter on dcoffee’s “Blizzard” Great pictures
- tinypliny on dcoffee’s “Blizzard” Poor bird - don't they all migrate south? What is it doing still in Buffalo?!
- theecarey on dcoffee’s “Blizzard” wow! That is my cue to now say, "omfg". I am in awe of the porch picture and the one below it.
- heidi on dcoffee’s “Healthcare Bill Moving forward.” Thanks for the info, e:dcoffee.
- jenks on dcoffee’s “war on the environment” nice civil informative debate, guys. Thanks. Kudos!
- jason on dcoffee’s “war on the environment” David, Again you prove to be a fair guy yourself. My indictment of lefties on this particular theme doesn't include you. A lot of people would have ignored me or changed the subject. If you notice I'm not on here all the time complaining a…
- dcoffee on dcoffee’s “war on the environment” Yea, I guess both sides are acting like bullies, I looked up some of that stuff, turning out the lights instead of letting republicans debate offshore drilling, moving meetings, Locking committee rooms http://thehill.com/homenews/house/639…
- jason on dcoffee’s “war on the environment” Not every Republican is an Inhofe on the issue. Besides, our Congress is filled with certified big mouths - remember it was Boxer who went all "I got this black group that contradicts what you as a black man say" on Henry Alford at the EPW…
- dcoffee on dcoffee’s “war on the environment” I just think most people are tired of the bickering in politics and they want to see people get something accomplished. It's not about what team wins, this isn't football. I feel like the Democrats have been pretty fair, all the amendments…
- james on dcoffee’s “war on the environment” Republican input would be welcome if they had something useful to say. We still hear from members of congress that climate change is a hoax and that man has nothing to do with it. It might be difficult to say something at the grown up tabl…
- jason on dcoffee’s “war on the environment” Republican input isn't really welcome. I wouldn't show up either. As I've said before, bipartisanship means effectively fisting someone into submission. Anyway, what does it matter if they don't show up? Not one single Republican vote is n…
- matthew on dcoffee’s “war on the environment” Hmmm, I thought e:dcoffee was suggesting that "one of the things I hate about politics is when people put loyalty to their political party over loyalty to the country and its citizens." I completley agree with that.
- joshua on dcoffee’s “war on the environment” "one of the things I hate about politics is when people put loyalty to their political party over loyalty to the country and its citizens." Are you suggesting that people who do not support a left wing climate change bill are being unpatri…
- metalpeter on dcoffee’s “South Buffalo Fall Photos / Healthcare” great looking photos
- matthew on dcoffee’s “Yay Healthcare!” I think you should spare e:dcoffee's journal and have a live debate at the Halloween party this Friday!! :)
- jason on dcoffee’s “Yay Healthcare!” Yes, I was goofing. David is here being constructive, that is rare these days actually, and he deserved better than my sarcasm. So I'm sorry for that, David. I am all far eliminating fraud and abuse from the system, and making the system m…
- jenks on dcoffee’s “Yay Healthcare!” sorry for hijacking david. I looked at that report the other day- thanks for sharing. Those all look like good places to start. Particularly the "ordering extra tests for fear of missing something and being sued". We call that CYA (cover y…
- heidi on dcoffee’s “Yay Healthcare!” My understanding is that medical malpractice doesn't add much to the soaring health care costs. Here's one article, http://salon.com/news/healthcare_reform/index.html?story=/opinion/feature/2009/10/27/malpractice_reform "Congressional Budg…
- dcoffee on dcoffee’s “Yay Healthcare!” I think doctors' salaries are the last place we should cut costs. They are the people who actually provide care. I also understand how expensive it is to become a doctor, all the school you have to go through. Check out this study, http://…
- jenks on dcoffee’s “Yay Healthcare!” but that's my point matthew- if the government controls (and reduces) doctors' salaries, people will leave medicine. If it's hard finding someone now, it will be even harder then. I'm not trying to be an insensitive greedy bitch. You all k…
- metalpeter on dcoffee’s “Yay Healthcare!” This is not a new idea and it had been used before. But what about trading school for giving people free care that can't pay for it. Some one my mother new did that a Portion of his school was paid and then he owed something like 2 years t…
- matthew on dcoffee’s “Yay Healthcare!” "Or, go ahead. Cut salaries. After that, have fun finding a decent doctor that will actually see you in a timely fashion." I ask you e:jenks to find me one now! I agree with you e:Jason.
- jenks on dcoffee’s “Yay Healthcare!” J, please tell me that's ALL sarcastic, not just the 'good for the environment' bit. Particularly this: "Clearly our docs are putting their Jaguars and their million dollar homes above caring for the people. Doctors should care for people,…
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- dcoffee on heidi’s “Hungarian mushroom soup v2” I love Hungarian Mushroom Soup. We usually make it like they do in Moosewood. Usually without the milk. you make me hungry.
- dcoffee on heidi’s “More random silly shots” ooh, Carcasonne!
- dcoffee on libertad’s “Goodbye cottage...” 15 miles downstream! wow. At least nobody got hurt.
- dcoffee on paul’s “Midnight Mass - July 4th 2010” Looks like so much fun, I bet you had a blast. That's one of my favorite parks too, we usually call it Smith Street Park, but I guess it's officially Red Jacket River Front Park, http://www.buffalorising.com/2011/07/red-jacket-river-front-…
- dcoffee on heidi’s “New York same sex marriage” I think you're right Tiny, the NYS is not forcing the churches to do anything they don't want to. You can basically get married by a justice of the peace.... Or at Quaker Meeting :) Buffalo Quaker Meeting has already had one same sex marri…
- dcoffee on heidi’s “New York same sex marriage” Yay!
- dcoffee on paul’s “Cleaning out the kitchen” Food Processors are handy, I'd take it, but I have an extra one just like that :) I hope you send them to the Salvation Army or St Vinnie's if you can't find a better home for them.
- dcoffee on dcoffee’s “Library Budget Cuts” You guys bring up some of my favorite tangents. Campaign financing; our politicians spend all their time fundraising, instead of coming up with good ideas. Talk about a waste of money, they spend 90% of their workday fundraising. Our polit…
- dcoffee on carolinian’s “Move to SB” Welcome to SB! I know there's no indian food, or wine bars, or the other fun elmwood stuff, but at least we have a coffee shop now, http://www.cazcoffee.com Part of what we like is all the parks and open spaces here, try Cazenovia Park, th…
- dcoffee on chico’s “new addition to the family: Otis!” cool, hope he's great! My mom's dog's name is Otis! he's the smartest dog I've ever known. Friendly and well behaved too.
- dcoffee on libertad’s “Saint Matthew's churches” that is so awful. it's blasphemy. The bible certainly never glorifies wealth. They should be offering you food, not wealth. lame
- dcoffee on paul’s “Yeah for domestic partnership” excellent
- dcoffee on jenks’s “yada yada (cute/gross pix)” ok maybe I will sell my snowblower after all. I never use the thing. Seems pointless, we only use about 1/3 of the driveway for the car. I'm young, I can spare the 20 minutes. Now that kinda makes me freaked out. First I laughed at the war…
- dcoffee on theecarey’s “Non White Out” omfg
- dcoffee on tinypliny’s “Squash Soup in Six Steps.” yay for seasonal recipes!
- dcoffee on tinypliny’s “Best Brussel Sprouts Evah!” awesome, I just picked some Brussels Sprouts yesterday, I usually just steam them, but this sounds like fun.
- dcoffee on heidi’s “Big Food vs. Big Insurance” our food system is insane. I think stuff like this makes sense. Why do we subsidize corn syrup instead of healthy stuff?
- dcoffee on paul’s “24 Linwood painting fall 2009” wow, ambitious. We are doing the same thing, except scraping and sanding all the paint first, it takes a while. ...wait a minute, who got jealous about Extreme Makeover and ran out to get paint?
- dcoffee on mrmike’s “Hell is for children” that's awesome
- dcoffee on dcoffee’s “war on the environment” Yea, I guess both sides are acting like bullies, I looked up some of that stuff, turning out the lights instead of letting republicans debate offshore drilling, moving meetings, Locking committee rooms http://thehill.com/homenews/house/639…
- dcoffee on dcoffee’s “war on the environment” I just think most people are tired of the bickering in politics and they want to see people get something accomplished. It's not about what team wins, this isn't football. I feel like the Democrats have been pretty fair, all the amendments…
- dcoffee on libertad’s “Wisdom teef” First I have a great dental surgery guy to recommend, Dr Schulenberg, 117 Linwood Ave, Buffalo, NY (716) 882-6333‎ he took one of my wisdom teeth out, it was cracked in half, and part of it fell out. He was a pro, and he even called at l…
- dcoffee on james’s “Obligatory Election Day Post” Dig it, I wonder if they're on row E, the Working Families line.
- dcoffee on heidi’s “Hats!” Oh boy! I can relate to the hat issues, my head is too big. See you tonight!
- dcoffee on dcoffee’s “Yay Healthcare!” I think doctors' salaries are the last place we should cut costs. They are the people who actually provide care. I also understand how expensive it is to become a doctor, all the school you have to go through. Check out this study, http://…
- dcoffee on dcoffee’s “Yay Healthcare!” Anyway, this is kinda my main point, (I know I write a lot of background info) This is why I say Public Option or nothing at all. They want to expand coverage by requiring everyone to buy insurance, but we have no guarantee that the produc…
- dcoffee on dcoffee’s “Yay Healthcare!” In France Doctors also get their college education paid for. I think we could learn something from that, students in the medical profession should get a break. But also in France they own the hospitals and pay the providers, so it's like c…
- dcoffee on dcoffee’s “Yay Healthcare!” Well this report http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE59P0L320091026?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0&sp=true identifies a ton of wasteful spending every year, between $505 billion and $850 billion. Keep in mind that the cost of…
- dcoffee on libertad’s “Fun in the cemetery” ooh, fall stroll in the cemetery. Looks like you had a very tolerant model too :).. but why is there a photo viewfinder on your TV?
- dcoffee on janelle’s “Scharf's restaurant” mmm, we did Oktoberfest in Caz Park. It was fun, though the weather was a bit unpredictable. makes me want to get some Spaten. Hey Flying Bison has a great Oktoberfest beer, you should go to the brewery sometime.