http://barbara56.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Plant Your Rant Here en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:54:56 GMT 2010-01-04T17:54:56Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974584&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace The great news is that there were no combat deaths in Iraq in December and, according to General Ray Odierno, our top commander there, American combat forces will leave the country, as scheduled, by the . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:34:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974584&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2010-01-03T21:34:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974465&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace My answer is easy, Rush Limbaugh.  By the way, have the doctors in Hawaii found either his heart or proof of his American Citizenship? Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:23:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974465&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Karl Leuba 2010-01-03T19:23:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972495&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace As we look ahead into 2010, the third year of the Great Recession, the big question on most people's minds relates to the job market. When will it recover?  When will companies start hiring again? . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:12:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972495&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2010-01-02T11:12:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970558&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace The movement has begun, a genuine attempt to preserve the sanctity of the sacrement of marriage in the USA.  The California 2010 Marriage Protection Act is moving toward the ballot, and possible . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:17:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970558&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Karl Leuba 2009-12-31T19:17:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965552&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Urban Meyer was playing the Tin Man on Saturday.  Today it's the Scarcrow. Urban make up your mind. Oops, if he's the Scarcrow I guess he can't. Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:32:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965552&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Bob E Sherman 2009-12-28T13:32:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965301&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace The impoverished nation of Yemen, Osama bin Laden's ancestral home, keeps popping up in the news, and not in a good way.  Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian terrorist who tried to ignite a destructive . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:10:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965301&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-28T07:10:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957639&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace It is discouraging to live in a Free Country where people think that they are free to abuse, exploit, dominate and meddle in the lives of others.  but I do. There is a Tenth Amendment.  It . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:13:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957639&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Karl Leuba 2009-12-21T22:13:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956034&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace It seems that the only thing Congress can agree on is war. War-funding defense bills sailed through both the House and Senate this week. The vote in the House was 395 to 34 while the Senate vote . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:55:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956034&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-20T22:55:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952671&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace In July, two years ago, Carlos Diaz posted his ONLY Gather article. It was not long, and it references a web page from John Conyers that has been taken down. It is worthy of mention because it . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:45:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952671&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Karl Leuba 2009-12-18T08:45:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949971&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Let us start with a gathering of resources on the subject of gay marriage from a RELIGION’S point of view. (this is Justin Case, http://www.tc.umn.edu/~parkx032/Y-SSMARR.html) The Unitarians put . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:45:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949971&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Karl Leuba 2009-12-16T15:45:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947688&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace As a fan of Bill O'Reilly's, I'm not shy about "letting him have it," when I disagree with him. In that spirit, I sent him the following email: Bill, you're a pinhead for calling Adam . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:57:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947688&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Christopher K. Leavitt 2009-12-15T07:57:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945550&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Tony Blair has said that if the WMD ploy didn't work in the buildup to the war in Iraq, he would have found some other reason to launch the preemptive invasion. In an interview aired on the BBC this morning, . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:09:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945550&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-14T01:09:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944902&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace There is not a lot to be added to the title, except this link to the December 9, 2009 Charlie Rose Show.  Stanley McChrystal is the commander of US forces in Afghanistan.  He is the General . . . Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:25:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944902&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Karl Leuba 2009-12-13T14:25:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943722&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Have you ever noticed how a seemingly innocuous statement can sometimes trigger unexpected emotions? Such was the case this morning as I read an article in the L.A. Times. Under the headline "Senate . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:25:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943722&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-12T10:25:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939480&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Errrrrrr! I just need to vent. I seriously am so sick of good companies turning to crap. Surveyspot I used to love you but now you suck. Anyone taking there surveys be careful. Things are not crediting . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:21:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939480&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Jenna S. 2009-12-09T20:21:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937426&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace THE WORLD IS POPULATED BY HUMANS WITH DIFFERING MENTAL ACUITY AND ABILITY. INTELLECTUALY HALF OF US ARE BELOW AVERAGE KNOW THIS . . . Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:45:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937426&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Karl Leuba 2009-12-08T20:45:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977934651&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Today lives in infamy, but not for the reasons you’ve been told.  The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, exactly 68 years ago today, was not an unprovoked, dastardly assault on an unsuspecting . . . Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:17:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977934651&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-07T08:17:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977934017&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace As the echoes of President Obama’s Afghan strategy begin to fade, the action in the battle zone is heating up. CTV News, Canada’s largest private news organization, reported today that a major . . . Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:49:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977934017&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-07T00:49:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977931800&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace John McCain and the Republican senators want the proposed $400 billion in cuts, which would be mostly to Medicare, restored in the healthcare reform bill. In this respect, they are absolutely right . . . Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:14:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977931800&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-12-05T07:14:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928950&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace I want to preface this essay by restating a truism.  It is a truism because -- well -- it is true. "All politics is perception." Forty years ago this nation was embarked on a . . . Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:39:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928950&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Karl Leuba 2009-12-03T16:39:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928378&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace I was watching the news a little while ago and once again here's a story about a teacher in a nearby county thats being investigated for inaproperiate content with not one student but several.They even . . . Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:08:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928378&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Jenna S. 2009-12-03T05:08:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977926549&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Spartan prefaces a republication of an article with a rant about flagging, and a comment that he is spending more time of late, on Facebook. Some character with a last name of Neuter posts fighting words . . . Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:12:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977926549&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Karl Leuba 2009-12-02T04:12:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977925011&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Well, this is an interesting story. The Swiss people, the ones who reflexively think of Americans as "bigots" or "racists," have just voted to ban "minarets" from being constructed on Mosques . . . Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:00:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977925011&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Christopher K. Leavitt 2009-12-01T08:00:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977923333&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan handed control of the nation’s nuclear arsenal over to Prime Minister Yusaf Raza Gillani on Friday night. Zardari’s move confirmed the uncertainty of . . . Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:27:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977923333&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-11-30T08:27:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922198&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Well-run corporation know at least one thing very well. They don’t put people associated with the creation of a problem in charge of solving it. They know that if they do, the appointees will become . . . Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:47:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922198&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-11-29T10:47:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977917147&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Did anyone else hear about the scientists caught planting Bobcat/Lynx fur, to fudge results determining it's range area? I doubt it, but it happened , a few years back. They said they were . . . Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:58:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977917147&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Christopher K. Leavitt 2009-11-25T12:58:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977879931&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace When I was little my dad told me to forget the fear of God...as long as he was bigger than me, there was nothing ELSE to fear.  By the time I was bigger than he was, we had reached an understanding.  . . . Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:27:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977879931&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Karl Leuba 2009-11-24T09:27:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977913481&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Yes, that’s Afghanistan, the country we’re investing billions in, the country that our military personnel are dying in and the country run by a government that we established and continue . . . Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:11:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977913481&grpId=3659174697241656&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2009-11-23T09:11:21Z