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Here in Connecticcut there ain't no "mentum" 'cept Joe-Mentum! It's even part of the weather forecast on WFSB EyeWitness News Channel 3. <a href="http://www.wfsb.com/story/1..." target="_blank">" rel="nofollow noopener" title="http://www.wfsb.com/story/14905578/technical-disc...">http://www.wfsb.com/story/1...

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Ahhh Keurig. I'd have to drive my Hummer to Starbuck's with the A/C on full-blast both ways to find a more expensive way to hurt the environment for a cup of coffee. But it tastes good so I chalk it up to "inconvenient truth". <i>(Shrug ... sip .. sigh ... sip.)</i>

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El Pinche:

Yet the Republicans (and, sadly, some Democrats) in the House and Senate rushed to the trough to bring home money for their districts under the guise of national defense. Costing the lives of American service personnel. Read "Mr. Smith is Dead."

And the airlines were bailed out with the huge payments to the families of 9/11 victims. When before in our history have we done something like this? Did the Republicans object to this "big government" move?

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They won the moment Dubya said "let's spend a trillion dollars to invade Iraq so te world wil hate us and Iran can have a free hand". That is an exact quote from my upcoming tell-all memoir "Wrong About Everything: The Bush Presidency (GAH!)"

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It's not as bad as burning tires for heat like I do.

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Serious question: Are they that bad? I was attracted by the flavor, but also the convenience and the lower waste of coffee. (I would make a pot in the office and invariably most of it would go to waste) I was wondering about the plastic container, but our town said the used cups are ok to throw in the recycle bin. If they're really horrible, I will consider other options (it's not my machine so I have no skin in the game on that account).

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I never heard the plastic was recyclable anywhere, so hooray for your town. In my Connecticut town -- where you can get a cup o' joe with or without joe-mentum -- they go right to the landfill. There's also a bunch of cardboard in the packaging. But the coffee and hot water don't go to waste -- that's good. <br /><br /><br />I compound my inconvenient truth by ordering K-cups on line so they're delivered in larger cardboard boxes after being Fed Ex'ed to me. Fed Ex'ed -- not my decision. The invisible hand of the market says each of those plastic, cardboard, airshipped K-cups is worth 56c.

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Well, apparently our town doesn't know plastic from shit. Keurig's website says the cups can't be recycled. sad face.

However, that being said, there is a reusable attachment one can buy where regular coffee can be used.

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Obamneycare indeed.

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Sorry Mitt, but the GOP also wants somebody more dynamic and base-appealing... for the Presidential slot.

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This crowd will give a standing ovation to the death penalty champion of the Western World.

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How many more of the GOP/TeaTard love ins is CNN going to broadcast? They do provide some entertainment. But really, the GOP had a debate last week. I don't know what we'll learn that's new in just a 5 day period.

At least Rick can spend a couple of days hanging out with Brother Jeb in Florida. It keeps him out of Texas.

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Sounds like a no-mentous occasion to me.

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His brief item on <a href="http:\/\/krugman.blogs.nytimes.com\/2011\/09\/11\/the-years-of-shame\/" target="_blank">how 9/11 was hijacked</a>.

P.K. disabling comments was guaranteed to get them foaming at the mouth. Wingnutz is wingnutz -- they can't handle the truth. Fuck 'em, exactly.

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You have a machine that makes Volkswagons?? Awesome!

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Hasn't God put out those fires yet?

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