Ellernet Blog http://www.ellernet.com/blog/client/index.cfm I'm rarely political, but I think Dr. Ron Paul - the Republican Representative from Texas - deserves some credit for speaking the truth during the recent Republican debates. If you don't know who he is yet, you should check out some of these links. He has some interesting (and long-overdue) takes on how the US should conduct its foreign policy. <li><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/uc/20070518/cm_uc_crpbux/op_332799" target="_blank">But Who Was Right -- Rudy or Ron?</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.baltimorechronicle.com/2007/051807Richman.shtml" target="_blank">Thank You, Ron Paul</a></li> <div class="flash" align="center"> <object width="350" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JAcFRIrt-3Q"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JAcFRIrt-3Q" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="350" height="350"></embed></object> <object width="350" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qI5lC4Z_T80"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qI5lC4Z_T80" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="350" height="350"></embed></object> </div> http://www.ellernet.com/blog/client/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=AC0558DF-15C5-F608-C82665707E1472A8 2007-05-20T19:11:00-07:00 Politics Roy sent me this joke today. I thought it was pretty funny (and true)... A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered her altitude and spotted a man in a boat below. She shouted to him, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am." The man consulted his portable GPS and replied, "You're in a hot air balloon, approximately 30 feet above a ground elevation of 2346 feet above sea level. You are at 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north latitude and 100 degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude." She rolled her eyes and said, "You must be a Republican." "I am," replied the man. "How did you know?" "Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to do with your information, and I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help to me." The man smiled and responded, "You must be a Democrat." "I am," replied the balloonist. "How did you know?" "Well," said the man, "you don't know where you are or where you're going. You've risen to where you are, due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise that you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. You're in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but, somehow, now it's my fault! http://www.ellernet.com/blog/client/index.cfm?mode=entry&entry=6D672BE5-15C5-F608-C8F488BE1B7FDF3A 2007-05-08T15:34:00-07:00 Politics