tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post7958675707797503486..comments2023-07-06T08:47:49.421-05:00Comments on Leavenworth Street - the talk of Nebraska politics: Media FridayStreet Sweeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04829434036913451764noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-30388719812882182472008-06-26T14:40:00.000-05:002008-06-26T14:40:00.000-05:00RE: Jim Esch's failure to file"In the end, it's a...RE: Jim Esch's failure to file<BR/><BR/>"In the end, it's a minor concern which is being resolved."<BR/><BR/>"These things aren't the issues that voters are going to be concerned about."<BR/><BR/>Dave Sund<BR/>Post on www.newnebraska.net<BR/><BR/>Following the law. Following the rules. Being honest. <BR/><BR/>These are things the voters care about. And Jim Esch lacks all three.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-32748424541168209992008-06-24T16:50:00.000-05:002008-06-24T16:50:00.000-05:00A possible solution: if illegal's want to go and b...A possible solution: if illegal's want to go and be on these rigs and help us drill for oil in a time of national need....maybe they could apply for citizenship that way.<BR/><BR/>LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-22574390227820669162008-06-24T16:49:00.000-05:002008-06-24T16:49:00.000-05:00Drill Crew (59-86000)Deck Crew (47-69000)Control R...Drill Crew (59-86000)<BR/>Deck Crew (47-69000)<BR/>Control Room (59-89,000)<BR/>Rig Management (108-160,000)<BR/>Mechanical Dept. (57,500-87,500)<BR/>Subsea Dept. (65-86,000)<BR/><BR/>Here is what the offshore lifestyle is like..from rigworker.com.Offshore Lifestyle<BR/>When you get an offer of employment your thoughts will turn to what it is going to be like working in what will be a very Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-70926544992860996492008-06-24T12:26:00.000-05:002008-06-24T12:26:00.000-05:00Anonymous 10:14--the problem is, we don't know who...Anonymous 10:14--the problem is, we don't know who is who when people post anonymously. <BR/><BR/>This allows someone like yourself to be easily confused with one of the rude and obnoxious Esch staffers. <BR/><BR/>Why don't you put special initials at the bottom of your post so you can be differentiated from the other anon posters?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-67056923938288035652008-06-24T11:45:00.000-05:002008-06-24T11:45:00.000-05:00How much are they paying? I like moneyHow much are they paying? I like moneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-11027837287160388622008-06-24T11:33:00.000-05:002008-06-24T11:33:00.000-05:00I was reading that they have plenty of rigs but no...I was reading that they have plenty of rigs but not enough staff to be able to man those rigs.<BR/><BR/>I dont care how many rigs they have avaliable to drill, if they don't have staff to man them; then its not going to go out and drill the OCS if it was possible.<BR/><BR/>Story link: http://www.reuters.com/article/GlobalEnergy06/idUSL2469265720060525Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-49901846218375498272008-06-24T11:21:00.000-05:002008-06-24T11:21:00.000-05:00anon @ 10:14 - just so you know, you are wrong. i...anon @ 10:14 - just so you know, you are wrong. i'm voting for lee terry and i am not paid for him and i will defend him against ignorant statements. <BR/><BR/>also, i'm sorry you are so combative. it must be exhausting to be you. i hope you can chill and learn to be a little more civil with your discourse. maybe that will come with age and wisdom for you? good luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-6636676820427265952008-06-24T11:14:00.001-05:002008-06-24T11:14:00.001-05:00Oil prices are being driven by speculators. China...Oil prices are being driven by speculators. China and India re growing and using more, but the massive jump in prices ($1 dollar in under 6 months!!!) on china and India. We should produce more oil, lets start by having the oil companies use the 68 million acres they already have leases on but aren't drilling (on the sea floor alone).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-23320337265654802432008-06-24T11:14:00.000-05:002008-06-24T11:14:00.000-05:00Oil prices are being driven by speculators. China...Oil prices are being driven by speculators. China and India re growing and using more, but the massive jump in prices ($1 dollar in under 6 months!!!) on china and India. We should produce more oil, lets start by having the oil companies use the 68 million acres they already have leases on but aren't drilling (on the sea floor alone).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-15912974642965528552008-06-24T11:04:00.000-05:002008-06-24T11:04:00.000-05:00Im not at all for the privatizing of Social Securi...Im not at all for the privatizing of Social Security. Im referring to Budgets Deficits, ya know the whole spending money we dont have thing? Taking out loans to pay for invasions of sovereign countries and subsidies for oil companies. Taking in revenue and spending way more, sound familiar? Where have all the fiscal conservative republicans gone? Are there any out there? An endangered Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-63973047173007015652008-06-24T11:01:00.000-05:002008-06-24T11:01:00.000-05:00Opinion: While I tend to think that the prices ar...Opinion: While I tend to think that the prices are being driven up by the speculators, you can't ignore the point that if we produce more of our own energy, then the speculators should be limited on how they can affect pricing also.<BR/><BR/>Fact: The jury is still out on the speculators effect, the oil company's effect, the market's (meaning "end user") effect, or OPEC's effect on the price ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-46802129269407114072008-06-24T10:50:00.000-05:002008-06-24T10:50:00.000-05:00I love that Jim Esch is for raising the low income...I love that Jim Esch is for raising the low income earner's bracket by 50% (from 10% to 15% according to a posting here), then he wants to shower them with gifts of tax breaks. Real nice, do I beg at your feet now, or should I wait until you tell me to?!<BR/><BR/>So typical of liberal thought, they take away from you and then make you prove that you are worthy of their charity and then hand you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-82882108402140418702008-06-24T10:43:00.000-05:002008-06-24T10:43:00.000-05:00Yea i got my stimulus check, are you aware that th...Yea i got my stimulus check, are you aware that they haven't done any good? The $600 every person got actually isn't doing any stimulating (that is not meant to be perverted). Each check received by the taxpayer has basically been spent, not on extra goods but on higher fuel and food charges. More money for the mideast I see... BTW, the high gas prices are due to the speculators driving the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-20219393839830280912008-06-24T10:14:00.000-05:002008-06-24T10:14:00.000-05:00I find it interesting (funny, maybe?) how Ink thin...I find it interesting (funny, maybe?) how Ink thinks the only people on here criticizing Lee Terry are Esch staffers.<BR/><BR/>I've never met Jim Esch and, in fact, am a registered Republican who will NOT be voting for Lee Terry. And there's a lot more like me out there.<BR/><BR/>Funny how it seems the only ones on here who are defending Lee Terry are paid by him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-89780521664598603472008-06-24T09:46:00.000-05:002008-06-24T09:46:00.000-05:00Why doesn't Jim give back his stimulus check, or a...Why doesn't Jim give back his stimulus check, or at least endorse it over to Fahey? <BR/><BR/>He said people shouldn't get them--that the $$$ should go instead to the nation's mayors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-45892416924932281382008-06-24T09:44:00.000-05:002008-06-24T09:44:00.000-05:00Anonymous 8:53: Please call his congressional off...Anonymous 8:53: Please call his congressional office and ask. Do you need the number?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-40672546897557852832008-06-24T08:53:00.000-05:002008-06-24T08:53:00.000-05:00So, does Lee plan on voting yes for The Saving Ene...So, does Lee plan on voting yes for The Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act of 2008 -H.R.6052.<BR/><BR/>This bill would promote increased public transportation use and increased use of alternative fuels by public transportation systems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-2537736601324853252008-06-24T08:30:00.000-05:002008-06-24T08:30:00.000-05:00ASG 7:09: Good research.You mentioned the stimulu...ASG 7:09: Good research.<BR/><BR/>You mentioned the stimulus bill--those checks are now going out to people in Nebraska and other states. <BR/><BR/>Too bad Jim opposed them. He said we should just send the money to cities instead and let the mayors spend it. <BR/><BR/>ASG--did you get your stimulus check yet? <BR/><BR/>Tuesday morning: Jim's financial disclosure form is now 40 days late.<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-43147055015850316922008-06-23T19:15:00.000-05:002008-06-23T19:15:00.000-05:00If im correct, isn't that high tech wall going to ...If im correct, isn't that high tech wall going to be really low tech noe because they cant get teh software to work with everything in sync? And yes, there should be more border agents in the North, but the border patrol is having alot of trouble recruiting and filling positions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-80320817970513815252008-06-23T19:10:00.000-05:002008-06-23T19:10:00.000-05:00Im sorry I beleive it is only retroactive to 2003Im sorry I beleive it is only retroactive to 2003Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-5257738319342641112008-06-23T19:09:00.000-05:002008-06-23T19:09:00.000-05:00Now im not a small business owner, or any business...Now im not a small business owner, or any business owner for that matter, but either way the expenses get written off. As i understand it after my own minimal research, the equipment purchased can be depreciated in one year or 7-10 after. Also this is done on a per-item basis, meaning you can use it however many times you want, but one single item cannot be over the limit. But the new law Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-51868350490979338442008-06-23T18:54:00.000-05:002008-06-23T18:54:00.000-05:00So, does Lee plan on voting yes for The Saving Ene...So, does Lee plan on voting yes for The Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act of 2008 - H.R.6052.<BR/><BR/>This bill would promote increased public transportation use and increased use of alternative fuels by public transportation systems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-4984474934417651042008-06-23T16:47:00.000-05:002008-06-23T16:47:00.000-05:00Anonymous 4:14: The DCCC, not me, wrote "Jimmy" o...Anonymous 4:14: The DCCC, not me, wrote "Jimmy" off. (I'm surprised you refer to your boss in that manner.) We call Lee, Lee. <BR/><BR/>Where are those reports, guys? You're just going to trigger another bad story or two for your campaign if you don't file 'em.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-91277540790696714402008-06-23T16:14:00.000-05:002008-06-23T16:14:00.000-05:00Go ahead and write ol' Jimmy off. We'll see what h...Go ahead and write ol' Jimmy off. We'll see what happens the day after the election.<BR/><BR/>Your boss sure isn't taking this election lightly or is he??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21100730.post-16894593726372057342008-06-23T16:12:00.000-05:002008-06-23T16:12:00.000-05:00Arabs, Africans, Asians re crossing the northern b...Arabs, Africans, Asians re crossing the northern border also. It is a longer and more porous border.<BR/><BR/>Would be nice if we did something up there also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com