Senate Bill 707, March 30

I wish to use this entry to thank the 2007 Legislataure. Finally they, the Oregon Senate has come up with a good piece of legislature. This is one in which will expand the bottle bill for the first time since it was adopted in 1971. This was something in which is supported by 80 percent of the Oregon voters
From what I have read, it it will now be adding plastic water bottles as well as some aluminium cans.Sure it would add some additional headaches initially to the retailers and consumers, but this would eventually all pan out. For it will stop an estamated, according to the state Department of Environmental Quality, 125 million plastic bottles every year from turning into waste and litter.
The impact of this bill would immediately give the Dumpster Diver Index a spike. For the amount those "scrappers" can collect and cash in has increased. Allowing them to afford higher quality of shopping carts.

'08 Primaries

I have read in the paper today that many of the other nations are moving up their election primaries to Feb 5th. The latest was New York, in their attempts to help their two favorites Rudy and Hillary to get elected. This came after our friends down south, California, has done the same thing. So I figure we might as well do the same thing.

Sure it might end up costing the OR legislature $2.8 million to make the change, but we might as well do it. For if we want our 6 or 7 electoral votes to make a difference and/on impact, we might as well follow the herd.

Under normal circumstances, following the herd would prove to be the wrong thing to do. This is one of the few times that I would go along with the crowd. For it will benefit the Republican Party and our strong hold and/or getting more GOP "good ole boys" in different seats.

The recent anti-war protestors

In Today's news it was consisted by the other forms of media was the anti-war protests in downtown Portland, OR. This was something that basically also happened across the United States to celebrate the five year anniversary of the start of the Iraq War. Something that I felt was politically incorrect and a waste of time.

I read these articles and viewed these productions to find out the latest. That these individuals were, according to the authorities associated or covered this incidents, or are sponsored by a socialist motion. These were basically the same that attend all of the local protests and recruited the "professional protesters".

These consisted of mostly 20 and 30 somethings. Individuals that had the excess time to blow and try and make a political statement. Basically wasting everyones time in the process.

I personally did not agree with the way these people wasted their and others time. Sure they were exercising the first and fifth amendment rights, but they could have been more productive.

The one way I especially had in mind was to spend this time volunteering. There are a number of different ways in which to get involved from your church to a number of different non-profits. One in particular to get involved with instead of anti-war campaigns is one that is involved with supporting the soldiers whom are coming back after serving time.

This is something that is very important. This is something in which did not happen following the Vietnam War. It should be something that even provides the soldiers support while they are serving their term.

An article I have briefly read and seen on the news, covered a couple of women who were attempting to make it work out. But due to a lack of interest, finances and etc these ladies were hurting.