Good Morning MOT

Congratulations Judson!

Here is an extraordinarily interesting article . (well the research behind it is extraordinarily interesting anyway). I suppose that it helps to explain why our politicians are so wealthy and don't do what they said they would or what we want them to.

I heard a saying: "Politicians and Babies need to be changed often and for the same reason."

This would suggest that the old saying that "Power Corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely." is more probable. Something to think about; certainly it argues for term limitations.

I spent some time in a foreign nation. The standard operating procedure was bribery of officials; I indirectly participated in it as it was the only way to get what we really needed done. It was a built-in standard of behavior. Everyone knew about it and it was just accepted and shrugged off as normal. I wonder if that is not life inside the "Beltway" and mini-beltways around the world.

Everyone have a Great Sunday ANYWAY.

Yes the slow erosion of morals and morality in this country--helped by the political class and MSM--Hollywood--

MyOnlineTeam Daily Statistics for 11/20 - Active Members

Active team members report
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                                                     Current          Points
Active member name            Rank      Change       Points        This Period
=========================     =====     ======     ===========     ===========
RT                                1          0     135,385,154         229,571
GeraldRube                        2          0      85,861,319         127,526
judson Somerville MD              3          0      66,289,115         196,447
Coingames                         4          0      61,437,493          77,660
parmesian                         5          0      34,142,667          20,639
NiceMedTexMD                      6          0      31,468,275          30,095
brown chris                       7          0      22,897,784          13,430
xroule                            8          0      22,689,661          64,850
keithhenry                        9          0      19,335,944           5,687
David Autumns                    10          0      17,120,751          28,608
Vuj                              11          0      14,796,183          12,016
finman                           12          0      14,787,795          18,459
Esteban69                        13          0      13,678,666           2,146
Blueprint                        14          0      11,928,275          18,559
Fanie                            15          0      10,744,787           3,604
dkt                              16          0       9,703,814          31,180
darth_vader                      17          0       9,556,074          12,150
PohSoon                          18          0       8,321,934           5,515
frans6nl                         19          0       7,358,520           1,460
lawrencehardin                   20          0       6,416,423           9,011
Daeloan                          21          0       6,224,296          31,326
Tomwp                            22          0       3,794,055           1,997
smcclarigan                      23          0       3,572,570               0
jpenning                         24          0       3,389,349           3,441
Mike OSullivan                   25          0       3,166,735               0
Sunny L. Kae                     26          0       2,992,156           1,035
johng                            27          0       2,778,717           1,264
Wunderwuzzi                      28          0       2,310,726               0
Jockin                           29          0       2,300,824               0
Bon Kuhlman                      30          0       2,262,218          11,192
pramodp                          31          0       1,932,776          16,128
YellowAV                         32          0       1,736,176           1,143
elpe                             33          0       1,482,268           2,678
newtod                           34          0       1,062,982               0
Mechanical                       35          0       1,040,480           5,534
Jonathon Wright                  36          0         946,366          10,325
Lanscader                        37          0         728,572           1,960
hne12359                         38          0         695,674           1,077
Hintsala                         39          0         650,689             972
CCH                              40          0         319,811           2,114
cknotty                          41          0         299,500               0
Harry de Swart                   42          0         220,148               0
imdioxin                         43          0         137,542               0
masurg                           44          0          59,639          19,258
sm217144                         45          0          32,347               0
little mermaid                   46          0           1,973               0

Note: Active members are those who earned points in the prior 30 days.

Top Twenty active members returning points today:
01: RT - 229,571 points
02: judson Somerville MD - 196,447 points
03: GeraldRube - 127,526 points
04: Coingames - 77,660 points
05: xroule - 64,850 points
06: Daeloan - 31,326 points
07: dkt - 31,180 points
08: NiceMedTexMD - 30,095 points
09: David Autumns - 28,608 points
10: parmesian - 20,639 points
11: masurg - 19,258 points
12: Blueprint - 18,559 points
13: finman - 18,459 points
14: pramodp - 16,128 points
15: brown chris - 13,430 points
16: darth_vader - 12,150 points
17: Vuj - 12,016 points
18: Bon Kuhlman - 11,192 points
19: Jonathon Wright - 10,325 points
20: lawrencehardin - 9,011 points

Total points returned today: 1,020,057
Active members returning points today: 36
Average points per member active today: 28,334.9167

Appears like others my points are down with the new project and PV purgatory! Con grads to Masurg!!!!!

Good Morning My Online Team

Congratulations masurg!

Its good old Monday morning again.

Looks like that big points day has an offset day. Not that unusual.



Good points. I frankly doubt that the examples quoted above will get widely read, understood and taken to heart. It is too uncomfortable to think that you are not as good of a person as you like to think you are. There are I think 512 elected people in the congress and executive branch. Those 512, that we put there, seem to have far more power than they can responsibly wield. While experience in Congress sounds like a good thing to have (it has to be a complex job), the morally erosive effect would seem to offset that. Sure makes you wonder what the correct answer is. Perhaps it has something to do with lobbyists and shorter term limits. I don't know.

I really don't know about Google either. I worry about them a bit but I worry more about the FCC controlling the internet with "Net Neutrality". The federal government invariably messes up everything that it touches.

Google will supply any two of us different results depending on what we have searched for previously. I do not know how responsible they are, (like Judson, I worry about their potential). Having that much information on everyone is a bit troubling. BTW, other search engines behave in a similar way and keep records on your searches. Casey Anthony can attest to that.

On a brighter note, All my kids and grandkids will be here in this big ole house for Thanksgiving. I so love them and look forward them being here. They are a great bunch of people and my wife such an outstanding cook. Big Smiles Around Here for that!!!

You guys have a good day today; thanks for the good that you do at the World Community Grid and all the other things you do for others. That's one of the reasons I like it here..Good People Doing Good.

One of your friends in Texas.