Scoop’s Views

It seems just about half the members of the U.S. House of Representatives have half a brain, or, if not that, then at least the commonsense God gave to individuals fiscally responsible for managing household budgets.

Barack Obama, however, is not among that crowd: he had this strange idea that the very CEOs that got the financial institutions into a mess should receive “reasonable compensation packages.” Those CEOs should be paying compensation to the U.S., to the homeowners they helped defraud by giving mortgages to people who never should have qualified for them in the first place.

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One convicted cop killer Troy Anthony Davis, was spared his life, at least for now, by the U.S. Supreme Court. Davis’ life, for now, has being spared, but it was on a day when one Philadelphia police officer was killed and other wounded by other worthless societal degenerates, one of whom is now dead.

In the past year, four Philadelphia police officers has given their lives in the line of duty.

Tags: Daniel Giddings, Patrick McDonald, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, Philadelphia police officers, Richard Bowes, societal degenerates, Temple University hospital, Troy Anthony Davis, U.S. Supreme Court

Long before cell phones, MP3 players, CDs and DVDs, laptops, and home theaters, life was simple. There were wax records that were played on record players; notebooks and steno books for taking notes; and black-and-white television and the dear old radio, especially the ever-popular AM stations!

Gone are the days of some of the simple pleasures many of us enjoyed.

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How do you know the air conditioning at work, in the local department store, in your favorite grocery store, or anywhere else, is working a little too well? That’s easy! Check nature’s finest thermometers and see if it’s nipply.

Is nipply always an accurate gauge of the air conditioning. In my feeble thing, until this morning, it was the only gauge of the breast, um, best temperatures.

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United Airlines (UAL) has increased baggage fees for passengers with heavy bags. In fact, it doubled the baggage fee from $25 to $50. The fee went into effect today for flights departing in November.

The only positive note in the baggage increase that I saw was that active duty military personnel with travel orders would not be accessed the baggage fee. That’s good news, and something I would have appreciated having a waiver for if these sky-high baggage fees were in place when I was in uniform.

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The U.S. Coast Guard units in and around the Gulf Coast are certainly earning high praise from the news media, from over 40 people who have been rescued this morning, and leaders in various areas impacted by Hurricane Ike.

Now, at 2:32 p.m., with Hurricane Ike at a category 2 with 105 mph winds, many are surprised the Coast Guard is still doing rescues, as a notice, according to some, had been issued earlier saying rescues would end hours ago. They haven’t, and there are at least two people alive — at least — who were rescued in this extended mission.

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