Not the whole party, just the part south of the Mason-Dixon line. That was the other neat feature of the Democratic Party prior to the Johnson administration - it was really two parties in one. You had the northern liberals (like famously "wet" Al Smith of New York, and of course FDR, also of New York, and the…

I commandeer my wife's Corolla on a regular basis for this very reason. She'll run the thing with bad brakes/belts/whatever to the point of catastrophic failure if I let her.

A work of art, it is, but not worth 78 large.

Yeah, this is probably something Andrew Cuomo did for us back when we all still loved him. Hooray for New York State!

Back then. When the dinosaurs ruled the Earth. I didn't have the tailfin era in mind when I posted that (a bit before my time), but you're right.

Perhaps. Most postings say "or related field" without specifying what that means. If you did decide to go back to school, might I suggest going for a MS in computer science? You'll likely be required to take a few "bridge" courses, but you'll probably still save time over getting yet another BS.

You need the high-strength stuff, the kind they use to make countertops. They sell it at Lowe's.

A/C usually isn't needed in Germany. It just doesn't get as hot and sticky over there.

Well, (some) people were once convinced that Oldsmobile > Chevrolet, when in fact Olds == Chevy in every respect apart from the nameplate.

Probably called him a c***sucker.

That's some pretty fine baseketball.

Good point - make sure you get a real job when you join the Army or whichever. Helpful hint - human resources (or any other office job they might offer) is not a real job; that'll get you maybe $30K/yr. when you get out, assuming you rise to the top of the stack of people with business B.A.'s.

No way, Jose. Turbo or not, I have bad memories of the Ford 2.3 liter, and I wouldn't have another one if someone paid me to drive it. The fact that it's in a completely ratted-out old Bug does nothing to change my mind on this.

Too true. While the current administration seems reluctant to get started with any more unnecessary wars and such, the next administration may not be so committed to the idea. If we're really unfortunate, we might end up with another of Poppy Bush's offspring, and you know what happens after that - (1) a banking…

(rim shot) LOL

No, environmentalist hippie types like bikes. They like to judge people who don't ride bikes, even if they live in places where bikes are nearly useless, like Upstate NY, as if everybody lives in a bike-friendly city like San Diego or wherever.

Do contractors usually get benefits, or are they expected to fend for themselves? Making "good" money isn't as useful when you have to give a big portion of it back for individual health insurance (for example), which I heard isn't cheap.

"in the last 20 years" being the operative phrase here. 20 years ago was 1993, and any warm body who could add two and two could get a job somewhere in IT in 1993. Try that with the same resume today, my friend, and see how far you get.

You're still sticking with the idea that Zuck is better than you or I. No he isn't. He hit the Internet lottery, just like Markos Moulitsas did for the "netroots." I like Kos a lot, but his main claim to fame, other than getting there (almost) first is being a good writer. There are a lot of good writers, and I…

I knew quite a few commissioned officers who went to West Point and majored in some kind of history. They cling to their jobs in the Army, knowing their degrees aren't worth much outside the gate. I even had one captain admit as much once.