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		<title>By: Owinurame</title>
		<link>http://newmexicoindependent.com/10900/guvs-approach-to-budget-woes-is-shortsighted#comment-21654</link>
		<dc:creator>Owinurame</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>RIGHT ON.&lt;br&gt;What is it with this kneejerk reaction to make the little guy pay for every mistake made by politicians and their buddies?&lt;br&gt;State employees are the ones who will be providing basic life support services for all of us non-CEOs who are going to be out of a job if this gets any worse.&lt;br&gt;So the Guv&#039;s logic is decommision the ambulances when the skyscrapers start falling!?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>RIGHT ON.<br />What is it with this kneejerk reaction to make the little guy pay for every mistake made by politicians and their buddies?<br />State employees are the ones who will be providing basic life support services for all of us non-CEOs who are going to be out of a job if this gets any worse.<br />So the Guv&#39;s logic is decommision the ambulances when the skyscrapers start falling!?</p>
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		<title>By: Owinurame</title>
		<link>http://newmexicoindependent.com/10900/guvs-approach-to-budget-woes-is-shortsighted#comment-19486</link>
		<dc:creator>Owinurame</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>RIGHT ON.&lt;br&gt;What is it with this kneejerk reaction to make the little guy pay for every mistake made by politicians and their buddies?&lt;br&gt;State employees are the ones who will be providing basic life support services for all of us non-CEOs who are going to be out of a job if this gets any worse.&lt;br&gt;So the Guv&#039;s logic is decommision the ambulances when the skyscrapers start falling!?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>RIGHT ON.<br />What is it with this kneejerk reaction to make the little guy pay for every mistake made by politicians and their buddies?<br />State employees are the ones who will be providing basic life support services for all of us non-CEOs who are going to be out of a job if this gets any worse.<br />So the Guv&#39;s logic is decommision the ambulances when the skyscrapers start falling!?</p>
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		<title>By: Owinurame</title>
		<link>http://newmexicoindependent.com/10900/guvs-approach-to-budget-woes-is-shortsighted#comment-10135</link>
		<dc:creator>Owinurame</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>RIGHT ON.&lt;br&gt;What is it with this kneejerk reaction to make the little guy pay for every mistake made by politicians and their buddies?&lt;br&gt;State employees are the ones who will be providing basic life support services for all of us non-CEOs who are going to be out of a job if this gets any worse.&lt;br&gt;So the Guv&#039;s logic is decommision the ambulances when the skyscrapers start falling!?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>RIGHT ON.<br />What is it with this kneejerk reaction to make the little guy pay for every mistake made by politicians and their buddies?<br />State employees are the ones who will be providing basic life support services for all of us non-CEOs who are going to be out of a job if this gets any worse.<br />So the Guv&#39;s logic is decommision the ambulances when the skyscrapers start falling!?</p>
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		<title>By: Owinurame</title>
		<link>http://newmexicoindependent.com/10900/guvs-approach-to-budget-woes-is-shortsighted#comment-2610</link>
		<dc:creator>Owinurame</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>RIGHT ON.&lt;br&gt;What is it with this kneejerk reaction to make the little guy pay for every mistake made by politicians and their buddies?&lt;br&gt;State employees are the ones who will be providing basic life support services for all of us non-CEOs who are going to be out of a job if this gets any worse.&lt;br&gt;So the Guv&#039;s logic is decommision the ambulances when the skyscrapers start falling!?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>RIGHT ON.<br />What is it with this kneejerk reaction to make the little guy pay for every mistake made by politicians and their buddies?<br />State employees are the ones who will be providing basic life support services for all of us non-CEOs who are going to be out of a job if this gets any worse.<br />So the Guv&#39;s logic is decommision the ambulances when the skyscrapers start falling!?</p>
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		<title>By: babyfatt</title>
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		<dc:creator>babyfatt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Memo to Dan: keep working those meds until you get them in therapeutic range.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Memo to Dan: keep working those meds until you get them in therapeutic range.</p>
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		<title>By: Thomas_James</title>
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		<dc:creator>Thomas_James</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bring on Big Brother right? &lt;br&gt;You are angling for a job working for the Party right?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mean you certainly don&#039;t want to be a Prole, you must pushing so hard in hopes that you get a higher position in the party...Inner Party perhaps?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bring on Big Brother right? <br />You are angling for a job working for the Party right?</p>
<p>I mean you certainly don&#39;t want to be a Prole, you must pushing so hard in hopes that you get a higher position in the party&#8230;Inner Party perhaps?</p>
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		<title>By: dan9el</title>
		<link>http://newmexicoindependent.com/10900/guvs-approach-to-budget-woes-is-shortsighted#comment-2583</link>
		<dc:creator>dan9el</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hello everyone;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;With the Obama administration we should expect nothing good, but, &#039; more of the same&#039;, yes, you did read correctly, &#039;MORE OF THE SAME&#039;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I said this befofre and nobody paid attention, This economy plateau is the result :- NOT FROM REPUBLICAN ENTERPRISE - no-no , but by the DEMOCRAT NARROW VISION AND NOT-TO-CARE-FOR-THE -PEOPLE PRACTICES !! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, that is right, do not try to defend it. All this mess in economy was thanks to the mega-CORRUPTION in the financial spectrum:- remember the corps and individuals involved?,...Fannie, Freddie, Raines, Johnson, O&#039;Neal, backed by ( and lying to the public) Bareny Frank, Cox, Dodd and others weeds.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And is so happens that all those crooks and thieves are Obama&#039;s buddies. All of them democrats , all of them super-spenders, masters of illegal practices that brought down ( and continue) bringing down our economy.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The situation is going from bad to worst. But you see, it seems that the COCOZOIDS who voted for Obama, out of emotion, rather with intelligence and knowledge, are still to try to find excuses for the situation and in the future they are going to loose even perhaps their sanity attempting to find more excuses for the further worst scenario where all are going to be.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;There is no way in the solar system this situation is going to get better, on the Obama&#039;s world. As I stated previously (and nobody paid attention), this so called &#039;stimulus&#039; is not other thing than the PERPETUATION OF THE STEALING, GREED, AND CORRUPTION IN THE FINANCIAL SECTOR. That over-polpulated-by-democrats congress is seriously responsible for this. I know it, you know it, they themselves know it, Obama knows that too,...but it will continue for those thieves and crooks, are the ones, who helped Obama to get presidency, so he owes them!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And of course , great part of &#039;winning the election&#039; is due to the ACORN-FRAUD, &#039;SPECIAL SUPER FUNDING&#039; (from dark sources,not wanted to be disclosed) TO BUY THE ELECTIONS, SUPRESSED INFO ABOUT OBAMA,....THE BLACKPANTHER-INTIMIDATION , ETC, just to mention somes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So, people, I wander how long before you will start wishing you have a TIME MACHINE to go back in time and undo what is done. The situation is not profiling very well and everyone sense it, AND NOBODY WANT TO SAY NOTHING ABOUT IT!,...but wait until we get into the National Securilty Arena,...for then is when we are going to see the things upside-down at full blast!&lt;br&gt;Remember when I told you that Obama is THE TROJAN HORSE FACTOR EFFECT?,...well try to remember it.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I am sounding very negative,?... really?, ...oh!,..wait ,for the reality is worst than you may call the fantasy, ok?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I do hope you do get a good sleep.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sincerely, &lt;br&gt;Daniel Cabrera&lt;br&gt;Merrillville, Indiana</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello everyone;</p>
<p>With the Obama administration we should expect nothing good, but, &#39; more of the same&#39;, yes, you did read correctly, &#39;MORE OF THE SAME&#39;</p>
<p>I said this befofre and nobody paid attention, This economy plateau is the result :- NOT FROM REPUBLICAN ENTERPRISE &#8211; no-no , but by the DEMOCRAT NARROW VISION AND NOT-TO-CARE-FOR-THE -PEOPLE PRACTICES !! </p>
<p>Yes, that is right, do not try to defend it. All this mess in economy was thanks to the mega-CORRUPTION in the financial spectrum:- remember the corps and individuals involved?,&#8230;Fannie, Freddie, Raines, Johnson, O&#39;Neal, backed by ( and lying to the public) Bareny Frank, Cox, Dodd and others weeds.</p>
<p>And is so happens that all those crooks and thieves are Obama&#39;s buddies. All of them democrats , all of them super-spenders, masters of illegal practices that brought down ( and continue) bringing down our economy.</p>
<p>The situation is going from bad to worst. But you see, it seems that the COCOZOIDS who voted for Obama, out of emotion, rather with intelligence and knowledge, are still to try to find excuses for the situation and in the future they are going to loose even perhaps their sanity attempting to find more excuses for the further worst scenario where all are going to be.</p>
<p>There is no way in the solar system this situation is going to get better, on the Obama&#39;s world. As I stated previously (and nobody paid attention), this so called &#39;stimulus&#39; is not other thing than the PERPETUATION OF THE STEALING, GREED, AND CORRUPTION IN THE FINANCIAL SECTOR. That over-polpulated-by-democrats congress is seriously responsible for this. I know it, you know it, they themselves know it, Obama knows that too,&#8230;but it will continue for those thieves and crooks, are the ones, who helped Obama to get presidency, so he owes them!</p>
<p>And of course , great part of &#39;winning the election&#39; is due to the ACORN-FRAUD, &#39;SPECIAL SUPER FUNDING&#39; (from dark sources,not wanted to be disclosed) TO BUY THE ELECTIONS, SUPRESSED INFO ABOUT OBAMA,&#8230;.THE BLACKPANTHER-INTIMIDATION , ETC, just to mention somes.</p>
<p>So, people, I wander how long before you will start wishing you have a TIME MACHINE to go back in time and undo what is done. The situation is not profiling very well and everyone sense it, AND NOBODY WANT TO SAY NOTHING ABOUT IT!,&#8230;but wait until we get into the National Securilty Arena,&#8230;for then is when we are going to see the things upside-down at full blast!<br />Remember when I told you that Obama is THE TROJAN HORSE FACTOR EFFECT?,&#8230;well try to remember it.</p>
<p>I am sounding very negative,?&#8230; really?, &#8230;oh!,..wait ,for the reality is worst than you may call the fantasy, ok?</p>
<p>I do hope you do get a good sleep.</p>
<p>Sincerely, <br />Daniel Cabrera<br />Merrillville, Indiana</p>
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		<title>By: Jeeter</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jeeter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Daniel,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I just checked Wikipedia and found the following concerning Merrillville:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Notable People from Merrillville:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;    * Karen McDougal, model, actress, Playboy Playmate of the Month of December 1997 and 1998 Playmate of the Year&lt;br&gt;    * Guy Sternberg, botanist, arborist&lt;br&gt;    * Gregg Popovich, NBA coach&lt;br&gt;    * Jeff Samardzija, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs&lt;br&gt;    * Eugene Wilson, NFL player,&lt;br&gt;    * David Neville, Bronze Medal Finalist and Winner of Gold Medal, 2008 Beijing Olympics, Track &amp; Field 400m&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;==============&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You are not on this list. I suggest you try your life again and then get back to us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Thank you.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Jim</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Daniel,</p>
<p>I just checked Wikipedia and found the following concerning Merrillville:</p>
<p>Notable People from Merrillville:</p>
<p>    * Karen McDougal, model, actress, Playboy Playmate of the Month of December 1997 and 1998 Playmate of the Year<br />    * Guy Sternberg, botanist, arborist<br />    * Gregg Popovich, NBA coach<br />    * Jeff Samardzija, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs<br />    * Eugene Wilson, NFL player,<br />    * David Neville, Bronze Medal Finalist and Winner of Gold Medal, 2008 Beijing Olympics, Track &#038; Field 400m</p>
<p>==============</p>
<p>You are not on this list. I suggest you try your life again and then get back to us.</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>Jim</p>
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		<title>By: babyfatt</title>
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		<dc:creator>babyfatt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You&#039;re exactly right, Tom.  Freezing pay and hiring of public employees would only increase the financial mess we&#039;re in, by further decreasing tax receipts and forcing working people (love it when these wingnuts go off on union folk like we&#039;re some sort of upper class effete dregs, when we&#039;re responsible for the middle class such as it is--see the 40 hour workweek, sick leave, etc) to cut back even further on spending.  President-Elect Obama knows the straits working people are in (much to the chagrin of wingnuts) and Denish et al, can&#039;t let themselves be conned by wingnuts who are suddenly incensed by deficits (after they promoted endless war against a nation that never attacked us, and supported all the deregulation and tax cuts for the wealth--even here in NM by the Idiota in Chief Richardson--that left us in the hole we&#039;re in).  We need more government employees, not fewer.  The wingnuts had their way for 30 years, time to give government a chance.  Fund state employess!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#39;re exactly right, Tom.  Freezing pay and hiring of public employees would only increase the financial mess we&#39;re in, by further decreasing tax receipts and forcing working people (love it when these wingnuts go off on union folk like we&#39;re some sort of upper class effete dregs, when we&#39;re responsible for the middle class such as it is&#8211;see the 40 hour workweek, sick leave, etc) to cut back even further on spending.  President-Elect Obama knows the straits working people are in (much to the chagrin of wingnuts) and Denish et al, can&#39;t let themselves be conned by wingnuts who are suddenly incensed by deficits (after they promoted endless war against a nation that never attacked us, and supported all the deregulation and tax cuts for the wealth&#8211;even here in NM by the Idiota in Chief Richardson&#8211;that left us in the hole we&#39;re in).  We need more government employees, not fewer.  The wingnuts had their way for 30 years, time to give government a chance.  Fund state employess!</p>
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		<title>By: JoMa</title>
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		<dc:creator>JoMa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;There are no shortcuts or quick fixes to this crisis, which has been many years in the making – and the economy is likely to get worse before it gets better&quot;. &quot;And to make the investments we need, we’ll have to scour our federal budget, line-by-line, and make meaningful cuts and sacrifices as well&quot; ... Barack Obama, today.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I realize that the unions overwhelmingly supported President Elect Obama and that you expect immediate payback. You are still campaigning with your class warfare comment about &quot;rich investors&quot; and the &quot;Bush administration&quot;. Doesn&#039;t your union&#039;s pension plan invest in the market for growth and income too? So are you also responsible for the economic crisis? Yes there are greedy rich thieves, but there are greedy poor thieves, too. Both classes spend more time figuring out ways to beat the system for their own gain.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Get over it; Bush is gone. Obama isn&#039;t even going to change what Bush has done so far to combat the downturn and will work with him in the next 9 weeks to do more. In fact, Obama said he isn&#039;t even going to change the Bush tax cuts on the wealthy until 2010.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I am in favor of unions in many industries. The Film industry, for example. Without the guilds and the unions, production companies would treat technicians, and workers like slave labor.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;However, when I see what the auto workers union (and yes, stupid, incompetent management) have done to the US auto industry, I take pause. Here in Albuquerque, the recent expose of city employees who took days off over a long period of time and were finally caught were labeled as &quot;thieves&quot; by Mayor Chavez. I mean give me a break. The teacher&#039;s union scratches and fights any attempt at improving our education system. They don&#039;t even want to talk about the 54% high school dropout rate in NM. The only answer is more funding, more raises and and more people. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Remember. its the Democratic party your union has been supporting for decades in New Mexico. So now, you blast &quot;fiscal conservatives&quot; of any stripe, Democrat or Republican. Look, when the public employee unions clearly demonstrate to the public that actually they care about making New Mexico a better place, I&#039;ll listen.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;There are no shortcuts or quick fixes to this crisis, which has been many years in the making – and the economy is likely to get worse before it gets better&#8221;. &#8220;And to make the investments we need, we’ll have to scour our federal budget, line-by-line, and make meaningful cuts and sacrifices as well&#8221; &#8230; Barack Obama, today.</p>
<p>I realize that the unions overwhelmingly supported President Elect Obama and that you expect immediate payback. You are still campaigning with your class warfare comment about &#8220;rich investors&#8221; and the &#8220;Bush administration&#8221;. Doesn&#39;t your union&#39;s pension plan invest in the market for growth and income too? So are you also responsible for the economic crisis? Yes there are greedy rich thieves, but there are greedy poor thieves, too. Both classes spend more time figuring out ways to beat the system for their own gain.</p>
<p>Get over it; Bush is gone. Obama isn&#39;t even going to change what Bush has done so far to combat the downturn and will work with him in the next 9 weeks to do more. In fact, Obama said he isn&#39;t even going to change the Bush tax cuts on the wealthy until 2010.</p>
<p>I am in favor of unions in many industries. The Film industry, for example. Without the guilds and the unions, production companies would treat technicians, and workers like slave labor.</p>
<p>However, when I see what the auto workers union (and yes, stupid, incompetent management) have done to the US auto industry, I take pause. Here in Albuquerque, the recent expose of city employees who took days off over a long period of time and were finally caught were labeled as &#8220;thieves&#8221; by Mayor Chavez. I mean give me a break. The teacher&#39;s union scratches and fights any attempt at improving our education system. They don&#39;t even want to talk about the 54% high school dropout rate in NM. The only answer is more funding, more raises and and more people. </p>
<p>Remember. its the Democratic party your union has been supporting for decades in New Mexico. So now, you blast &#8220;fiscal conservatives&#8221; of any stripe, Democrat or Republican. Look, when the public employee unions clearly demonstrate to the public that actually they care about making New Mexico a better place, I&#39;ll listen.</p>
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