>>>>>>>>He's got charisma, I'll have to admit. But I sure do hate his politics. And he really does not have that much experience...
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>>>>>>>>>As has been widely speculated the past few days, Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin is Mitt Romney's choice as VP. He is the House budget director and a leading voice of sharp spending cuts to balance the budget. Reportedly Mitt's short list consisted of more moderate choices from battleground states until the Tea Party and other hard right Republicans pushed hard for Ryan. Of course, Wisconsin is itself a battleground state.
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>>>>>>>>>Thoughts?
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>>>>>>>Yeah... just as much as nobama did when he was running....
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>>>>>>But now Obama has the ultimate 4 years experience already in the big job..
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>>>>>and the operative word is 4 years and no more..... he's history...
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>>>>We shall see.
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>>>>Have you and your daughter been watching the second season of The West Wing? (Not making any point there).
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>>>We're halfway through the third season. I'm going to send all of them at once to Marcia....
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>>Do you mean after watching the rest of the third season or did something tick you off?
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>NOthing ticked me off... we'll be done with the 3rd season by next week..... I"ll send all three to Marcia at once.... rather than make the trek to the post office twice. With my work schedule, it is really difficult to get there during the hours they're open... That's another of my hot buttons, quasi government agencies with banking hours so that regular working people can't get there ......

There is actually no reason they couldn't put the self-service stations outside. They would have to work out a way to route shipments inside the building but other than that it's just an ATM. If their funding doesn't get slashed any further I expect this will happen in the near future.

My favorite example of the unexpected benefits of technology is ATM machines. Originally they were just what the name says, automated teller machines. An alternative to waiting in line for a teller in the bank lobby. They were available only in bank lobbies during banking hours. The true breakthrough -- any time, anywhere -- happened afterward.

I will get season 4 off to you when I am done watching it. Which may not be for a while since I am taking a hiatus. Life exists beyond the West Wing ;-) The most proximate reason is gnawing on the back of my desk chair as I type.