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To: i-node who wrote (582065)	8/22/2010 3:42:37 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579106

A microcosm of what is happening in the economy, at large. Because of the rampant uncertainty pending the lame-duck session in which liberal idiots could go off the deep end, nobody wants to hire full-time people so they're adding overtime. In this case, airlines don't want to commit to buying additional fleet, so they push retired assets back into service. This always happens.....during a recession, airlines park their excess fleet in the desert and then when recovery has begun, they bring those planes forward first. However, both Airbus and Boeing also are reporting sizeable orders getting placed this year......another suggestion that the global economy is in recovery. Its too bad the American economy is dragging a heavy weight..........called the GOP.

To: i-node who wrote (582065)	8/22/2010 5:03:24 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579106

This is what I am talking about: "Michael Rose, 27, a bespectacled medical student from Brooklyn, approached the opponents of the mosque around noontime with a handwritten sign, reading “religious tolerance is what makes America great.” He was immediately surrounded by protestors, some of whom angrily pointed a finger in his face. One man, his face red, leaned in to Mr. Rose and hissed, “If the cops weren’t here, you’d be bleeding right now.” A group of police officers quickly moved in, pushing Mr. Rose away from the crowd and angrily insisting he return to the designated area for supporters of the mosque. Later, Mr. Rose said he had wanted to “get a better sense of what the protesters were saying, or thinking.” Was he surprised by their message? Mr. Rose shook his head. “There was nothing that Newt Gingrich isn’t saying,” he said. Just then, the red-faced man who had threatened Mr. Rose reappeared. He had followed the medical student a block from the protest. He stuck out a hand and, in a terse voice, said: “I’m sorry.” “You have a right,” the man continued. (He would not give his name.) “I am sorry for what I said to you. I disagree with you completely, but you have a right.”" nytimes.com