Howdy, Ian, haven't heard your wisdom for a while. Looks
like politics and
politicians are a topic all over; at least, it appears that
way from the
news, although the politicians might disagree.
It appears that you live in the U.K., anywhere near Marlow
or High Wycombe
in Buckinghamshire? I've got a cousin that lives in High
Wycombe,
apparently, and runs, or used to run, a garage or service
shop there.
Got friends down the lake who don't say anything nice about
UK politicians
either. They had friends come over here, 2 sets, both
couples want to
emigrate to Canada. Problem is, they're WASPS and under the
Canadian
Immigration regulations, they couldn't do it. Now, if they
moved to India,
China, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Outer Mongolia, Mars, or
Alpha Centauri,
Immigration here would give them money to live on for 5
years, set them up
with jobs, free medical, and a place to live. And it sounds
like your
government workers can be just as bad as some of our
French-(Canadian?)
ones.
Case in point;
When my Mom brought my sister and I over in 1946 to join my
Dad, who was in
the Canadian Army for 1939, we got to stay in a hotel room
for 2 years; it
wasn't until Dad got a place through the Veterans Affairs
that we finally
got a decent place to live. And when I joined the Army in
1972, they told
me that I wasn't a Canadian citizen, although Dad was one;
seemed that if
he'd fought overseas for 6 years, that didn't count.
Possibly, they didn't
want any more Celts in Canada, since we'd developed the
country and then
were expected to leave. And this was all done by government
employees from
Quebec working in Ottawa; they're called 'civil servants' ,
but they don't
know the meaning of the word 'civil' or the meaning of the
word 'service'.
>From your e-mail address, I gather that Daniel is also a
direct subject of
Her Majesty; I can now understand why he doesn't like being
referred to as a
citizen of her North American southern colony. Why in the
world they got so
choked over a Tea Tax is beyond me; after all, the majority
of them now
drink coffee in addition to other liquids. And they're
responsible for the
creation of some of the most disgusting coffee houses in the
world; no
names, no lawsuit.
Pat
-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Lynch [mailto:ian.lynch zmsl.com]
Sent: 2008/06/06 12:01
To: socialopenoffice.org
Subject: Re: [social] Hillary finally quits
On Fri, 2008-06-06 at 11:54 -0700, Smoot Carl-Mitchell
wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-06-06 at 19:12 +0100, Ian Lynch wrote:
> > On Thu, 2008-06-05 at 11:35 -0700, Smoot
Carl-Mitchell wrote:
> >
> > Hi Smoot,
> >
> > Just thought I'd say hi in amongst all the
politics 
>
> Hwqdy, howdy. Long time no see or hear. I have been
lurking for a
> while.
> >
> > > I think she will end up like Ted Kennedy as
an extremely competent
> > > and beloved Senator.
> >
> > Competent politicians, both in government and
opposition are needed just
> > as much as presidents.
>
> You bet they are. After the last 8 years here in the
U.S., competence is
> sorely needed.
Looks like we are struggling a bit here in the UK too
Ian
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