I never understood why big business is against government-funded (like Obama Care) health care.  Government-funded health care would relieve the big business of health insurance costs that they pay to their workforce.   Am I missing something in my business cost equation?

A German joke is no laughing matter.

mtierney said:

from RCL.

Votes for Biden: 926,633

Votes for Trump: 788,833

Democratic votes not Biden: 123,921

Republican votes not Trump: 163,748

Were you trying to tell us something?

You can get agricultural vinegar from Home Depot, Lowe’s or Walmart. It’s 20%, 4 times stronger than the stuff in the supermarket. Works like a charm. Use it in dry weather on a Sunny day. Do NOT get it in your eyes because it’s very caustic stuff. Do NOT use it on windy days.

mrmaplewood said:

Also, as a low-tech answer to your problem, try plain vinegar with a dash of dish detergent in a spray bottle.  Not as strong as Roundup, but environmentally friendly.  (Don't shake, bubbles make spraying impossible.)

P.S.  "Do I need a permit to use even though it’s fairly basic?"  That's the kind of question I have learned the hard way to avoid around here.

Partita?

Early QB today.

This trial has given late night hosts a bounty of material to work with. 

RealityForAll said:

Jaytee said:

“Never fight uphill, me boys!’

general Lee was an insurrectionist, wasn’t he? Trump’s rallies are not the best places to learn American history…

Excerpt of Robert E. Lee statue dedication:

I am very happy to take part in this unveiling of the statue of General Robert E. Lee.

All over the United States we recognize him as a great leader of men, as a great general. But, also, all over the United States I believe that we recognize him as something much more important than that. We recognize Robert E. Lee as one of our greatest American Christians and one of our greatest American gentlemen.

Franklin D. Roosevelt, Remarks at the Unveiling of the Robert E. Lee Memorial Statue, Dallas, Texas. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project

Date:  June 12, 1936

Link:  https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-the-unveiling-the-robert-e-lee-memorial-statue-dallas-texas#:~:text=I%20am%20very%20happy%20to,much%20more%20important%20than%20that.

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IOW, historical viewpoints often change over time.

Ah, the good old days.  When we couldn't be bothered to help refugees fleeing Nazi Germany.

Even so, it is bit jarring to read Roosevelt's remarks.  Of course, he knew he had to keep the Southern Democrats in the fold.

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