How many Republicans does it take to screw in a light bulb?

WASHINGTON - In a boost for New Mexico's spaceport plans, Transportation Secretary Norm Mineta said his department can license spacecraft to carry passengers into orbit by 2008. "When the industry is set for liftoff, the Department of Transportation will be ready for launch," Mineta said. "This timeline is not based on science fiction. It is based on the reality of where commercial space is today. Mineta spoke at a conference on commercial space travel Thursday. The department released his remarks. In December, Gov. Bill Richardson and Virgin Group Chairman Richard Branson announced plans to build a $225 million spaceport near Upham in southern New Mexico by 2010. ... The administration is seeking $125 million this legislative session to pay for roads, water and runways for the spaceport.

When can I go?

Posted by Repack Rider February 10, 2006 09:35 AM ..... Your problem is that you still haven't caught on to the fact that my support of Bush is based soley on national defense Excuse me? Who was president on 9/11? Who got a PDB on 8-6-01 entitled, "Bin Laden Determined to Strike Inside United States," and ignored it? Who decided to waste our military resources on a bogus mission? If that is succcessful national defense, I'll take whatever is behind door number two.

When can I go?

When you pony up the $200,000 it takes to buy a ticket.

fuel cells aim to achieve 40% efficiency converting methanol to electricity but methanol has half the energy of gasoline so a 500-drop fuelcell reservoir may deliver 100-drops of gasoline-equivalent powering a 10-watt device for 10 hours

When it came to defense Carter was the worst President since Millard Fillmore and is widely recognized as the father of our ME problems with his handling of the Iranian crisis in 1979.

GOP chairman questions Democrats' ability to protect Americans

Russian leaders reach out to rogue regimes

The editor of a Norwegian Christian newspaper has apologised to Muslims for publishing cartoons lampooning Prophet Muhammad that triggered a furore including the burning of Norway's embassy in Syria. ... The Islamic Council in Norway welcomed Selbekk's apology and said they would protect him. "Our Prophet Muhammad has said that everyone can make mistakes but the best is the one who expresses regret and asks for forgiveness" Muhammad Hamdan Norway Islamic Council leader "Anyone who touches him, touches us," said Muhammad Hamdan, leader of the council who shook Selbekk's hand after a joint news conference hosted by Norway's Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion Bjarne Haakon Hanssen. "I understand ... that he has children the same age as mine. I want his children to grow up together, live together in peace, and become friends," Hamdan said. "Our Prophet Muhammad has said that everyone can make mistakes but the best is the one who expresses regret and asks for forgiveness," he said.

When it came to defense Carter was the worst President since Millard Fillmore and is widely recognized as the father of our ME problems with his handling of the Iranian crisis in 1979.

And as bad as you want to blame Bush for everything, he wasn't President in 1979, nor is he responsible for Original Sin.

Finally, on March 2, 1815, Congress approved action against Algiers, and Commodore Decatur and Commodore Bainbridge were each given command of a naval squadron. Decatur captured the Dey's flagship, along with 486 prisoners, and sent an ultimatum: "Free every slave at once, pay an indemnity of $10,000 to the survivors of the brig Edwin, and cease all demands for tribute forever." After the conclusion of the Napoleonic wars, which ended in 1815, inspired by America's example, Great Britian and Holland ended their policies of appeasement by bombarding Algier's fleet and fortresses. Franch began it's long colonial relationship with North Africa by conquering Algiers and making Tunis and Morocco protectorates. Italy overthrew the Bashaw of Tripoli and formed the new state of Libya. It was 19th century colonialism that finally put an end to centuries of North African piracy, just as it was the Western nations that finally ended the Slave Trade. Unfortunately the slave trade, taking of captives for ranson, and terrorism lives on Islamic societies

Yes, Reguns managed to delay the release of hostages until after he was elected in order to generate the bogus talking point still in your wingnut echo chamber of a brain.

And no, he hasn't cut medical benefits. etc. Where do you get such things?

Various allegations concerning a deal between the Reagan kitchen cabinet and Iran in order to delay the release of the hostages have been made over the years, although Senate and House investigations in the 1990s concerning this October surprise conspiracy could find no evidence of these claims. In any case, the hostages were released twenty minutes after Reagan's inaugural address.

And there's no reason for him to be off the meds, especially since his medical benefits pay for them. Right? Right? ;-)

Kos as a reference on military matters?

 First, Bush's plan would eventually cause some 600,000 retirees to be dropped from the military's healthcare program. Bush's budget also makes across-the-board premium increases to TRICARE retirees under the age of 65. Veterans will see an increase of 41% for single or family coverage within two years; senior enlisted and officer retirees will see increases of up to 204%. By 2009, healthcare premiums for our veterans will TRIPLE.

By 2009, healthcare premiums for our veterans will TRIPLE

Reports from the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. (VFW) and others suggest that premiums will double for enlisted retirees and triple for officer retirees by 2009, and these increases will start October 1, 2006. Some in your own administration even report that this proposed fee increase of $1,200 will force 600,000 veterans out of the TRICARE system, leaving them without the health care they have earned through their many years of service to our country

According to some estimates we cannot track $2.3 trillion in transactions," Rumsfeld admitted. $2.3 trillion -- that's $8,000 for every man, woman and child in America. To understand how the Pentagon can lose track of trillions, consider the case of one military accountant who tried to find out what happened to a mere $300 million