For Harlan, slightly OT

Aug 14, 2007 2 Replies

I know how Harlan feels about the NY Times. They do think they are being fair and balanced, however. One article from today's paper begins with these paragraphs: WASHINGTON, Aug. 11: Despite promises by Congress to end the secrecy of earmarks and other pet projects, the House of Representatives has quietly funneled hundreds of millions of dollars to specific hospitals and health care providers under a bill passed this month to help low- income children. Instead of naming the hospitals, the bill describes them in cryptic terms, so that identifying a beneficiary is like solving a riddle. Most of the provisions were added to the bill at the request of Democratic lawmakers.

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Stu



Moderator: It seems to me that Harlan does not trust the privacy policies of damnyankees, expecially not damnyankee liberals. There was recently an article on AOL about a man suing 1-800-Flowers for sending his estranged wife a copy of the invoice for flowers he sent his lover. Of course, the message to his lover was on the invoice. His wife then upped the ante in the proposed property settlement of their divorce.



I knew better. I paid cash for the flowers to Susan.



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For the record: Just back from first ten days in Italy and then ten days aboard ship in Aegean sea among the Greek isles. Just as on last year's cruise, the ship had internet cafe sponsored BY... uh huh, Noo Yawk times. And each day in our suite was delivered an abbreviated international edition of the International version of said paper. And I did sneak a peak at least of baseball scores. Honestly, that's all, though. Good to be back.

ChEAr$, Harlan

Moderator: Even if others do not believe you, I do beacause I read Playboy for the qualility of its prose.

I'd read Playboy for the quality of the prose, too, except I go blind before I get that far. Stu

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