<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post1744484012340584768..comments</id><updated>2011-07-13T16:13:18.645-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Silliman&#39;s Blog: </title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1744484012340584768/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/11/todays-note-comes-from-joe-biden.html'/><link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>7</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-9206024254500865891</id><published>2008-11-03T20:42:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-03T20:42:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>John McCain is America, it&#39;s true, and America has...</title><summary type='text'>John McCain is America, it&#39;s true, and America has been very very wrong for a long time.  &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Using your military service as a demonstration of your commitment, and a justification for your support of bad ideas is...well, just another bad idea.  Imperialism begets imperialism.  Someone said McCain is just like a WWII Veteran--he&#39;s still living three generations back in the past.  A veteran </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1744484012340584768/comments/default/9206024254500865891'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1744484012340584768/comments/default/9206024254500865891'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/11/todays-note-comes-from-joe-biden.html?showComment=1225762920000#c9206024254500865891' title=''/><author><name>Curtis Faville</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/11/todays-note-comes-from-joe-biden.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1744484012340584768' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1744484012340584768' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1900230786"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="November 03, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-2129723168535597929</id><published>2008-11-03T15:20:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-03T15:20:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Hi, Andy. No, I mean it!  Wage slaves must remembe...</title><summary type='text'>Hi, Andy. No, I mean it!  Wage slaves must remember their contracts with their employers and honor them, even if on voting day the work day is mysteriously lengthened to 20 hours with no breaks, even for the rest room or lunch, an dyou find yourself handcuffed and gagged in the janitor&#39;s closet.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;A contract is a contract!&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I liked Kent&#39;s poem.  It moved me: some times that guy is </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1744484012340584768/comments/default/2129723168535597929'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1744484012340584768/comments/default/2129723168535597929'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/11/todays-note-comes-from-joe-biden.html?showComment=1225743600000#c2129723168535597929' title=''/><author><name>Kirby Olson</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/05952289700191142943</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/11/todays-note-comes-from-joe-biden.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1744484012340584768' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1744484012340584768' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1262696662"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="November 03, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5627257815921623833</id><published>2008-11-02T23:18:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-02T23:18:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I think Kirby is goofing. Hi, Kirby.</title><summary type='text'>I think Kirby is goofing. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Hi, Kirby.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1744484012340584768/comments/default/5627257815921623833'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1744484012340584768/comments/default/5627257815921623833'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/11/todays-note-comes-from-joe-biden.html?showComment=1225685880000#c5627257815921623833' title=''/><author><name>Andy Gricevich</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/04367834692026653431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/11/todays-note-comes-from-joe-biden.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1744484012340584768' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1744484012340584768' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1668048852"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="November 02, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-4693334123666557825</id><published>2008-11-02T17:33:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-02T17:33:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Kirby, if I took the day off, I&#39;d only be robbing ...</title><summary type='text'>Kirby, if I took the day off, I&#39;d only be robbing myself of a day&#39;s pay.  But I think it&#39;s what you might call &quot;sacrifice,&quot; not &quot;robbery.&quot;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I think everyone understands that a presidential election, which happens one day out of every 1,461, is a tad more important than a single day of work, which happens at least five days out of every seven.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1744484012340584768/comments/default/4693334123666557825'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1744484012340584768/comments/default/4693334123666557825'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/11/todays-note-comes-from-joe-biden.html?showComment=1225665180000#c4693334123666557825' title=''/><author><name>Matt</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/00791420971869885860</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qSTexJoGYnQ/SKc8UMRiyeI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/mInUuxveZbU/S220/Photo+8.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/11/todays-note-comes-from-joe-biden.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1744484012340584768' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1744484012340584768' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1864187319"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="November 02, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-5404567134047400134</id><published>2008-11-02T16:36:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-02T16:36:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Let the laid-off temp and the unpaid intern bike d...</title><summary type='text'>Let the laid-off temp and the unpaid intern bike down to the phone bank:&lt;BR/&gt;Let them look up into the heavens &amp;amp; laugh in the bright air;&lt;BR/&gt;Let the tenured soul shut up in darkness and in sighing,&lt;BR/&gt;Whose 401(K) has never earned a dime in eight weary years,&lt;BR/&gt;Rise and look out; office hours are over, the faculty lounge doors are open.&lt;BR/&gt;And let his wife and children return from the </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1744484012340584768/comments/default/5404567134047400134'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1744484012340584768/comments/default/5404567134047400134'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/11/todays-note-comes-from-joe-biden.html?showComment=1225661760000#c5404567134047400134' title=''/><author><name>Kirk Johnson</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/12714098498354846094</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/11/todays-note-comes-from-joe-biden.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1744484012340584768' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1744484012340584768' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-458221395"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="November 02, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-3644212828108442987</id><published>2008-11-01T16:19:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-11-01T16:19:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>They actually suggest that Democrats take the day ...</title><summary type='text'>They actually suggest that Democrats take the day off, robbing from their employers an entire day?</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1744484012340584768/comments/default/3644212828108442987'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1744484012340584768/comments/default/3644212828108442987'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/11/todays-note-comes-from-joe-biden.html?showComment=1225570740000#c3644212828108442987' title=''/><author><name>Kirby Olson</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/05952289700191142943</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/11/todays-note-comes-from-joe-biden.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1744484012340584768' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1744484012340584768' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1262696662"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="November 01, 2008"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-9152350730888276211</id><published>2008-11-01T10:27:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-11-01T10:27:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Will do.</title><summary type='text'>Will do.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1744484012340584768/comments/default/9152350730888276211'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/1744484012340584768/comments/default/9152350730888276211'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/11/todays-note-comes-from-joe-biden.html?showComment=1225549620000#c9152350730888276211' title=''/><author><name>Andy Gricevich</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/04367834692026653431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2008/11/todays-note-comes-from-joe-biden.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-1744484012340584768' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/1744484012340584768' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1668048852"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="November 01, 2008"/></entry></feed>