Comments for WurfWhile http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog Insight - Foresight - Hindsight Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:19:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 Comment on Sen Durbin, Illinois Congressional Delegation Seek To Revive IL Rail Car Manufacturing by Bill Baar http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/2009/04/11/sen-durbin-illinois-congressional-delegation-seek-to-revive-il-rail-car-manufacturing/#comment-418889 Bill Baar Fri, 15 May 2009 11:02:42 +0000 http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/?p=1906#comment-418889 For all this money on rail and high speed, I wish we could just get Metra extended out to Dekalb so the kids don't have to ride their bikes to Elburn to catch a train to the city. For all this money on rail and high speed, I wish we could just get Metra extended out to Dekalb so the kids don’t have to ride their bikes to Elburn to catch a train to the city.

]]> Comment on Savage, Wendorf, Svoboda And Kim For COD Trustees by Robert Jones http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/2009/03/31/savage-wendorf-svoboda-and-kim-for-cod-trustees/#comment-394730 Robert Jones Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:52:50 +0000 http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/?p=1900#comment-394730 GOOD! Glad to see you took my advice. Now time for the leadership to practice what they preach! Robert Jones GOOD!

Glad to see you took my advice. Now time for the leadership to practice what they preach!

Robert Jones

]]> Comment on Open Letter To President Obama Regarding Wasteful Military Spending by Robert Jones http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/2009/02/25/open-letter-to-president-obama-regarding-wasteful-military-spending/#comment-366672 Robert Jones Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:06:18 +0000 http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/?p=1889#comment-366672 Cutting back on defense is not only silly but dangerous. As we know, Iran is in the process of building a atomic power plant for "energy." Come on! We know what this is for? If we look back at history, Hilter was in the process of the same at the end of W.W.II and even had V2 rockets and jet planes. Was he using these for "energy?' No, for world power of Europe and the United States! Iran want to not only rid the world of the Israelites but the United States as well. Terrorism don't stay in one place. If we leave, these people ( the terrorists) will move in like a cancer. We have to be ready and address this now! Robert Jones Concerned Citizen Cutting back on defense is not only silly but dangerous. As we know, Iran is in the process of building a atomic power plant for “energy.” Come on! We know what this is for?

If we look back at history, Hilter was in the process of the same at the end of W.W.II and even had V2 rockets and jet planes. Was he using these for “energy?’ No, for world power of Europe and the United States!

Iran want to not only rid the world of the Israelites but the United States as well. Terrorism don’t stay in one place. If we leave, these people ( the terrorists) will move in like a cancer. We have to be ready and address this now!

Robert Jones
Concerned Citizen

]]> Comment on Mayors Of America Take Note by Rob_N http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/2009/02/27/mayors-of-america-take-note/#comment-366354 Rob_N Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:17:05 +0000 http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/?p=1894#comment-366354 April 7th is only a few weeks away, Mayoral candidates... We demand to see your Golden State Family Road Trip Strategies! LOL. Love it. April 7th is only a few weeks away, Mayoral candidates…

We demand to see your Golden State Family Road Trip Strategies!

LOL. Love it.

]]> Comment on Open Letter To President Obama Regarding Wasteful Military Spending by Carl Nyberg http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/2009/02/25/open-letter-to-president-obama-regarding-wasteful-military-spending/#comment-364610 Carl Nyberg Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:27:57 +0000 http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/?p=1889#comment-364610 But seriously... The military budget could be cut by a whole bunch. The anti-ballistic missile weapons programs are bad policy and could be cut. The nuclear weapons arsenal could be cut. The United States would have sufficient deterrence with three ballistic missile subs on each coast. Various high-tech fighter aircraft are superfluous. The attack submarine force is too large for the threat. New weapons development could be slowed or scrapped. But seriously…

The military budget could be cut by a whole bunch.

The anti-ballistic missile weapons programs are bad policy and could be cut. The nuclear weapons arsenal could be cut. The United States would have sufficient deterrence with three ballistic missile subs on each coast.

Various high-tech fighter aircraft are superfluous.

The attack submarine force is too large for the threat.

New weapons development could be slowed or scrapped.

]]> Comment on What The Stimulus Says About Us…. by Robert Jones http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/2009/02/10/what-the-stimulus-says-about-us/#comment-361098 Robert Jones Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:07:31 +0000 http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/?p=1883#comment-361098 Dear readers- TAX AND SPEND, TAX AND SPEND! All Obama wants and creeping Socialism! Robert Jones Dear readers-

TAX AND SPEND, TAX AND SPEND! All Obama wants and creeping Socialism!

Robert Jones

]]> Comment on Stimulus - Congressman Roskam Can’t Count To Four by markg8 http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/2009/02/19/stimulus-congressman-roskam-cant-count-to-four/#comment-360817 markg8 Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:38:30 +0000 http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/?p=1888#comment-360817 Lying about legislation they don't like and their own actions is a pattern for both Biggert and Roskam. On one of her teletown conference calls last week Biggert claimed she voted against the second bailout bill last fall (lie) and that she tried to get more regulation of banks in that bill (another lie). She alluded to bank regulation when a caller complained about CEO bonuses. What she actually tried to do was force the FBI to go after homeowners in foreclosure for being conned into bad loans. Lying about legislation they don’t like and their own actions is a pattern for both Biggert and Roskam.

On one of her teletown conference calls last week Biggert claimed she voted against the second bailout bill last fall (lie) and that she tried to get more regulation of banks in that bill (another lie).

She alluded to bank regulation when a caller complained about CEO bonuses. What she actually tried to do was force the FBI to go after homeowners in foreclosure for being conned into bad loans.

]]> Comment on Roland Burris If The Hair Fits… by Robert Jones http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/2009/02/18/roland-burris-if-the-hair-fits/#comment-359513 Robert Jones Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:44:32 +0000 http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/?p=1886#comment-359513 HEY FOLKS, HOW ABOUT A CONSERVATIVE DEMOCRAT? May be a better idea? I can name three to put in the hat. Unless you like the idea losing out to the Republicans in 2010? Shame, Shame on you then! Robert Jones HEY FOLKS,

HOW ABOUT A CONSERVATIVE DEMOCRAT? May be a better idea? I can name three to put in the hat. Unless you like the idea losing out to the Republicans in 2010? Shame, Shame on you then!

Robert Jones

]]> Comment on Rod Blagojevich Will You Please Go Now! by WurfWhile - Roland Burris If The Hair Fits… http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/2008/12/12/rod-blagojevich-will-you-please-go-now/#comment-358522 WurfWhile - Roland Burris If The Hair Fits… Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:01:08 +0000 http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/?p=1854#comment-358522 [...] Roland Burris is trying to make a virtue out of failed fundraising. Never thought I’d have to update this post: [...] […] Roland Burris is trying to make a virtue out of failed fundraising. Never thought I’d have to update this post: […]

]]> Comment on Congresswoman Judy Biggert Doesn’t Know What SIVs Are In Banking Crisis by Robert Jones http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/2009/02/12/congresswoman-judy-biggert-doesnt-know-what-sivs-are-in-banking-crisis/#comment-352634 Robert Jones Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:00:06 +0000 http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/?p=1884#comment-352634 Dear readers- I feel better she be honest than make up something? How about the liberals sunsets on the E-verify bill or putting terrorists at Gismo Bay ahead of Americans? Congresswoman Biggert Is against that. I respect her for that and appalled as an American. The libs and the administration know better. Robert Jones Blue Dog Democrat Dear readers-

I feel better she be honest than make up something? How about the liberals sunsets on the E-verify bill or putting terrorists at Gismo Bay ahead of Americans? Congresswoman Biggert Is against that. I respect her for that and appalled as an American. The libs and the administration know better.

Robert Jones
Blue Dog Democrat

]]> Comment on What The Stimulus Says About Us…. by BD http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/2009/02/10/what-the-stimulus-says-about-us/#comment-352375 BD Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:37:55 +0000 http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/?p=1883#comment-352375 When are the Bush tax cuts scheduled to expire? When are the Bush tax cuts scheduled to expire?

]]> Comment on Congresswoman Judy Biggert Doesn’t Know What SIVs Are In Banking Crisis by Carl Nyberg http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/2009/02/12/congresswoman-judy-biggert-doesnt-know-what-sivs-are-in-banking-crisis/#comment-352353 Carl Nyberg Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:44:03 +0000 http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/?p=1884#comment-352353 Good think Judy stayed past her term limit so she could really get the benefit of seniority... or was it senility? Good think Judy stayed past her term limit so she could really get the benefit of seniority… or was it senility?

]]> Comment on What The Stimulus Says About Us…. by Karen http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/2009/02/10/what-the-stimulus-says-about-us/#comment-350931 Karen Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:46:19 +0000 http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/?p=1883#comment-350931 It is sad at best. Seems to me it is actually criminal. It is sad at best. Seems to me it is actually criminal.

]]> Comment on Spare Change? The Stimulus And Bailouts Are Too Valuable by Robert Jones http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/2009/02/05/spare-change-the-stimulus-and-bailouts-are-too-valuable/#comment-349835 Robert Jones Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:53:12 +0000 http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/?p=1878#comment-349835 Dear readers- Common sense and pay as you go. Not spend, spend, and spend. As a Democrat, that is wrong! Robert Jones Dear readers-

Common sense and pay as you go. Not spend, spend, and spend. As a Democrat, that is wrong!

Robert Jones

]]> Comment on A Smart Stimulus Package Includes Serious Mass Transit Funding by Philip G. Craig http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/2009/02/04/a-smart-stimulus-package-includes-serious-mass-transit-funding/#comment-348041 Philip G. Craig Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:55:44 +0000 http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/?p=1876#comment-348041 The biases in the Stimulus Bill against Amtrak and public transit in general, urban rail transit in particular, reflects the control that the automobile manufacturing/highway construction/petroleum refining and distribution industries continue to have over Congress, thanks to political contributions. The goal of the A-H-P lobby, simply stated, is to continue to keep the as depended as possible on their products in order to maximize their profits. And in order to achieve that goal, they must minimize as much as possible, preferably eliminate, their primary competitors, namely rail passenger transportation in all of its forms. The more routes and service that Amtrak can provide, especially if high quality and on time, the fewer people will drive their motor vehicles or use airlines nation-wide. And that is contrary to the vested interests of the A-H-P lobby and the politicians (like US Senator John McCain) whom they have in their pockets. For another example, it is clear that light rail transit is a superior mode of travel from the passenger's standpoint, especially comfort of the rider, carrying capacity per vehicle, and long-term operating and maintenance costs, etc. To kill off new LRT starts wherever, the A-H-P lobby, the so-called think tanks that they fund and their hired project assassins (like Wendell Cox), came up the a bogus subsitute called Bus Rapid Transit that minimizes the damage done to their financial interests. If we are to save this country from its decline into Second World Nation status, we must once again have a robust transportation network - air, highway, rail and water. And the best way of ensuring equity between highway improvement/expansion proposals and public transportation projects (both new starts and remedial repairs) is to have them both elligible for the same federal funding ration, i.e. 80 percent federal aid for all - not 80 percent for highways but 50 percent for rail Then a state or local community would not have to deal with a built in bias that leads it to say "If we go for highway, we only have to come up with one-fifth as much local match as would be required with rail for the same overall project value/investment cost. The biases in the Stimulus Bill against Amtrak and public transit in general, urban rail transit in particular, reflects the control that the automobile manufacturing/highway construction/petroleum refining and distribution industries continue to have over Congress, thanks to political contributions. The goal of the A-H-P lobby, simply stated, is to continue to keep the as depended as possible on their products in order to maximize their profits. And in order to achieve that goal, they must minimize as much as possible, preferably eliminate, their primary competitors, namely rail passenger transportation in all of its forms.

The more routes and service that Amtrak can provide, especially if high quality and on time, the fewer people will drive their motor vehicles or use airlines nation-wide. And that is contrary to the vested interests of the A-H-P lobby and the politicians (like US Senator John McCain) whom they have in their pockets.

For another example, it is clear that light rail transit is a superior mode of travel from the passenger’s standpoint, especially comfort of the rider, carrying capacity per vehicle, and long-term operating and maintenance costs, etc. To kill off new LRT starts wherever, the A-H-P lobby, the so-called think tanks that they fund and their hired project assassins (like Wendell Cox), came up the a bogus subsitute called Bus Rapid Transit that minimizes the damage done to their financial interests.

If we are to save this country from its decline into Second World Nation status, we must once again have a robust transportation network - air, highway, rail and water. And the best way of ensuring equity between highway improvement/expansion proposals and public transportation projects (both new starts and remedial repairs) is to have them both elligible for the same federal funding ration, i.e. 80 percent federal aid for all - not 80 percent for highways but 50 percent for rail Then a state or local community would not have to deal with a built in bias that leads it to say “If we go for highway, we only have to come up with one-fifth as much local match as would be required with rail for the same overall project value/investment cost.

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