Hamas leader DEAD

OK, so it happened days ago, but that's still great news! Now, we just bury him in pork fat!

And the Pakistani military has Al Quaida #2 guy surrounded. The #2 guy is the strategy man, whereas Osama is the money man, and the PR man! We will get both of them and we shall fry them in pork fat!

And dont tell that's cruel. What those Al Quaida guys do is cruel! What comes around goes around

UH-West Oahu too costly

Today, I had an editorial criticizing plans to expand UH-West Oahu on Hawaii Reporter


http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?10953863-82d7-4492-aa59-fdfd7286e091

A Pie in the University of Hawaii Sky
By Pablo Wegesend, 3/19/2004 7:44:13 AM

In 1976, the University of Hawaii-West Oahu was opened. That small campus is located near Leeward Community College, which is somewhere near the border of Pearl City and Waipahu. The reason that campus was opened was because of the increasing population growth in West Oahu. Since then, the population increase within West Oahu has been increasing even more rapidly. This brought about proposals for the expansion of U.H.-West Oahu. One expansion proposal is to move the West Oahu campus to Kapolei, where there is more room.

To commute to U.H.-Manoa from West Oahu, one must sit in traffic jams. This motivated a few letters to the daily papers, screaming in anger about the opposition to an expansion of U.H.-West Oahu. I remember one letter screaming "how would you feel if you had to sit in those traffic jams, hunt for parking in Manoa, etc., etc."

These letter writers can feel all the emotion they want. But when it comes to government funding, logic must rule over emotion. When one looks at our state's financial situation logically, one will find that the state doesn't have enough money to build a new campus in Kapolei. In fact, the state doesn't have enough money to open a public library in Kapolei. Yet, people demand that we build a new university in Kapolei with its own libraries, lecture halls, science labs, computer labs, parking lots, campus eateries, and athletic facilities out of the same state budget. Plus, add to the fact that building a West Oahu campus will drain money out of the Manoa campus. Some programs might be moved to the West Oahu campus, forcing Honolulu and Windward residents to commute. And they say that a West Oahu campus will reduce traffic jams? I don't think so.

Some people look at government as a bottomless pit of wealth that is able to fund everything. But it can't. Governments get their money from taxes on income, property values and sales. That money is limited, especially in hard economic times. Of course, some will propose raising taxes to pay for a Kapolei campus. But raising taxes will just be like over-eating. Whereas over-eating saps the energy of our organs, excessive taxation will sap our economy to the point where more people will seek greener pastures elsewhere, even if "greener pastures" are in mainland desert states with lower taxes, (i.e.. Nevada and Arizona). Because that is happening, the rest of us who remain in Hawaii are stuck with the burden.

While West Oahu people complain about long commutes to the Manoa campus, people from Maui, Kauai, Molokai and Lanai have to uproot their lives and leave their island just to earn a university degree. In fact, the island of Maui has more land space than Oahu, yet it doesn't have a public university there, just a community college.

Fortunately, some refuse to be intimidated by the "we want a Kapolei campus now" posse. In fact, U.H. Board of Regents member Ted Hong even proposed shutting down U.H.-West Oahu. Hong called U.H.-West Oahu a "pipe dream." Hong's unwillingness to bow down to the politically correct "we want a Kapolei campus now" posse might've been the reason why his appointment as a state judge was rejected. After all, a large number of West Oahu state senators rejected Hong's appointment.

At this point in time, it will be too late to shut down UH-West Oahu since some people depend on it. But Hong is right in calling any U.H.- West Oahu expansion a "pipe dream." Which is why Ted Hong should continue to be a member of the U.H. Board of Regents.

And check out www.hawaiireporter.com and http://www.grassrootinstitute.org/ for a non-liberal Hawaii perspective!

A Sci-Fi Futuristic Vision


We've all heard some sci-fi vision of a future world.

I got a sci-fi vision.

In my sci-fi future world, women don't get pregnant. They'll lay an egg about an hour after sex. The egg will be put in an incubator and hatch in 9 months.

That means no more putting everything on hold for 9 months. Women will no longer have to take a 9 month hiatus from physical activity, including sports, dancing, or jobs in police or military.

I say lay eggs about an hour after sex, that way she don't lay eggs at work or in class. But that would also mean that she can't sex with anyone for an hour or so! I guess I could make it an instinct in men to not to have sex with a woman if she did it less than an hour earlier.

Though the eggs can be aborted, it could turn the whole abortion debate around. Being that the eggs are no longer body parts, the pro-lifers might have a PR advantage. Unless, the eggs are aborted before they are laid. Maybe a few abortion pills will do, to kill the egg before they come out the vagina.

Plus, laying eggs an hour after sex will make more women choose putting an egg for adoption instead of abortion. Think about it, the fact that in the real world, a woman would have to spend 9 months carrying a product of sexual intercourse. When that's the case, a woman who dont want to raise the child would rather abort it than to go 9 months of putting everything on hold to literally carry a huge load. This is basic psychology we're talking about here.

But with laying eggs, no need worry about carrying the huge load that EVERYONE will see. No need to carry a sign of non-absitinence that EVERYONE will see. If the woman isn't ready for parenthood, it'll be easier to put the egg up for adoption.

The whole idea will be good for the men as well. I'm assuming the main reason women would refuse sex is that they're not ready to literally carry a heavy burden and put their life on hold for the next 9 months. Take that burden away, and get the abortion pills and condoms, there will be more sex happening. The males couldn't be much happier.

My 1st Hawaii Reporter editorial

You can check out my thoughts about building light rail on Oahu at

http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?e801cca5-cbf2-4882-8a14-9a57607c7340

Within the last decade, there has been major growth in West Oahu. Yet, the same people who moved to West Oahu still work in Honolulu, causing major traffic jams.

Because of this, many have supported the idea of light rail. Many have been dreaming of a light rail that runs from the Leeward side to downtown Honolulu or even to the University of Hawaii-Manoa. Those people believe that with the light rail, thousands will stop driving and ride on the rail. It should also be a faster ride. It sounds like a great idea.

But every great idea comes with its own dark sides. One of the commonly mentioned dark sides is the cost. Millions upon millions of dollars will be required to build the light rail. Our state is already in a deficit, taxes already high, yet people demand construction of light rail without decreasing the budgets of other government projects.

The government is not a bottomless pit of money, it comes from taxpayers' pockets.

We will have to pay even higher taxes on our income, property, food and other products. We will do this on top of the already high cost of living in Hawaii. That means more of my generation moving to the mainland while the rest of us are stuck with this burden.

Let's not forget that the H-3 freeway went way over-budget and took forever to build. Do we want to repeat the same history with light rail?

But what about federal money? Federal money doesn't come without its costs. The federal budget is determined by Congress and approved by the President. In Congress, the mentality is "I'll vote to fund projects in your state only if you vote to fund projects from my state."

And in Congress, to get funding for a light rail built in Hawaii, our representatives must approve of other pork barrel projects in other states. This means our taxes pile up.

But there's an even darker side to this light rail proposal that is rarely brought up in editorials. Where will they build the light rail?

They'll build it in locations where real people have their homes and businesses. It could be your home or your business that will be confiscated by the government through eminent domain. Your whole way of life will be ruined, all because of the utopian fantasies of others. It wouldn't matter if the government gives you the full monetary value of your property when they confiscate it. Your home is more than its monetary value; it's your memories, your way of life and a lot of other things that money can't buy.

I'll definitely be worried if the light rail runs to U.H. since I live in a leased apartment near U.H. Even if the freeways have been built on confiscated land, we don't have to commit the same wrong in the 21st century. The ends don't justify the means.

Of course, where is the support of light rail coming from. A lot of the support is coming from the commuters from West Oahu. A lot of them support light rail thinking it'll get other cars off the road so they'll get more room to drive. But thousands are thinking the same thing, so I don't predict much reduction in traffic.

However, we on Oahu already have an alternative to using a car to commute. It's called TheBus. I ride the bus myself and we could use more buses on this island. Plus, we don't need land confiscation for more buses. In fact, I believe we ought to allow private bus lines to compete with our city-subsidized bus system. This way, more people can get served and there will be new routes.

And the private bus operators can choose what union to negotiate with, or choose non-union workers. But don't expect that anytime soon, since the Teamsters union will go to great lengths to keep that from happening. After all, with private competition, the Teamsters will no longer get the satisfaction of holding Oahu hostage like they did last year with the bus strike.

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