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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I dunno if FL Republicans know what a uterus is, but this story reminds me of the ID Republicans (you know, the ones who’ve done everything they can to gut education) who apparently don’t know what “spurious” means:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2011/03/24/idahopolitics/idaho_senate_democrats_protest_cuts_higher_education_republicans">http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2011/03/24/idahopolitics/idaho_senate_democrats_protest_cuts_higher_education_republicans</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>OR<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://tinyurl.com/Statesman-Popkey-3-24-2011">http://tinyurl.com/Statesman-Popkey-3-24-2011</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Werk and Senate Majority Leader Bart Davis, R-Idaho Falls, each debated the bill three times. At one point, Davis objected to Werk's use of the word "spurious" in describing an argument made by Davis. Davis said "spurious" is a violation of the Senate rule against "exceptional language."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>President Pro Tem Brent Hill, R-Rexburg, advised Werk, "Please be careful in your debate." Werk said he meant no offense and would not repeat the word.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:.5in'><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Davis said the minority party has the luxury of opposing spending bills necessary to balance the budget. "They can demand money for everything and everyone and not have to live with the consequences," Davis said. "They get to nip at the heels of the majority. It is not fun (passing lower budgets)."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br></span><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It’s ironic, don’t you think, that a word like “spurious” is “exceptional language” while Davis’ rant against all ID Democrat Senators isn’t?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>But, I don’t suppose we should be surprised. I mean, this <b>is</b> Idaho, where the majority party (although not all of the individual members) has no shame about dishonestly claiming “fiscal responsibility” was the motive behind getting rid of the driver’s training subsidy for our kids when the reality is that it was nothing more than: 1) yet another attempt to penalize the kids from lower- and middle-income families; and 2) a completely transparent attempt – transparent, at least, to those of us with brains – to line the wallets of the private sector driving schools of questionable quality at the expense of the same lower- and middle-income working families this state has historically had no shame about screwing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><shaking my head><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Saundra Lund<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Moscow, ID<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>~ Edmund Burke<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>***** Original material contained herein is Copyright 2011 through life plus 70 years, Saundra Lund. Do not copy, forward, excerpt, or reproduce outside the Vision 2020 forum without the express written permission of the author.*****<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Joe Campbell<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 05, 2011 7:03 AM<br><b>To:</b> Tom Hansen<br><b>Cc:</b> Moscow Vision 2020<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Vision2020] "Uterus" a Bad Word?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Do Republican lawmakers in FL know what a uterus is?<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 7:07 PM, Tom Hansen <<a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Apparently Republican lawmakers in Florida believe uterus is a dirty word<br>and should not be mentioned on the State Capitol Floor! State Congressman<br>Scott Randolph, a Democrat from Orlando said his wife should "incorporate<br>her uterus" in an attempt to stop the GOP from passing more restrictive<br>abortion laws, which threw everyone into a frenzy.<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37KuIap-zyk" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37KuIap-zyk</a><br><br>To learn more, visit the following website, courtesy of the American Civil<br>Liberties Union . . .<br><br>"Incorporate My Uterus"<br><a href="http://incorporatemyuterus.com/" target="_blank">http://incorporatemyuterus.com/</a><br><br>Some things you just can't make up.<br><br>Seeya round town, Moscow.<br><br>Tom Hansen<br>Moscow, Idaho<br><br>"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change<br>and the Realist adjusts his sails."<br><br>- Unknown<br><br>=======================================================<br> List services made available by First Step Internet,<br> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<br> <a href="http://www.fsr.net" target="_blank">http://www.fsr.net</a><br> mailto:<a href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com">Vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>=======================================================<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>