Comments on: September 30 roundup

By: William Nuesslein

William Nuesslein — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 11:13:50 +0000

The Ungagged.net site referenced above is terrific. It was clear at the time that the public wanted heads to roll over the Enron collapse so principles of evidence and fair play were distorted and eliminated. The use of theft of honest services meant that there was no evidence found of Jeff Skilling doing something criminal in a common sense use of the term. Enron was brought down by a run-on-the bank that was built into the boilerplate of loan contracts. It, and the Iraq war, are shameful incidents. America deserves the heart ache of the great recession and more!

By: Chris Hoey

Chris Hoey — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 23:00:39 +0000

Outlawing workplace sabotage would be fought by organized labor, as it would muzzle one of its most frequently used weapons.

By: Bill Alexander

Bill Alexander — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:01:12 +0000

Since fire sprinklers only respond to heat, typically 160 degrees F. I sincerely hope your ceiling doesn’t get that hot when you cook.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 19:09:57 +0000

Fire sprinklers in new homes? It’s bad enough having to stand on a chair and pull the battery out of the smoke alarm every time I burn toast. Now I’ll have to throw plastic sheets over the furniture when I cook.

By: John Burgess

John Burgess — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:34:31 +0000

Sure… the government should just give us an allowance, based on all the good things we did for society this week. Forget ‘Nanny State’, this is ‘Mommy State’.

By: no name guy

no name guy — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:39:06 +0000

Re the Brits and the taxes:

All your pay belong to us.

How much does anyone want to bet that there are some upstanding members of congress who are greedily eyeing a similar proposal?