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That rib looks mighty good. Better be for $12. ($9.00/LB) That was the price after it was smoked right? You can get a whole slab of pork ribs for about that down the road a bit.
JohnR, I've only heard/read this gun control part a couple of times, but they said they thought that there was some kind of small arms treaty in the thing, which could mean about any type of gun control legislation, from import tariffs or outright bans or bans on ammo imports or exports, to whatever they want to sneak into it. Obama's already tried making lead unobtainable by shutting down the lead smelting plant in MO. to buying up all that ammo to create shortages and every trick he can think of to make ammo hard to get. I wouldn't put it past him to sneak some kind of gun control into this treaty, or too ban lead trade or whatever he might have dreamed up.
But I can't say for certain whether or not any gun control is actually in the deal, since I've only seen or heard it mentioned a couple of times, both referencing some kind of small arms treaty, and neither had much more info other than it was in the thing. I saw an interview with Mitch McConnell on Fox or CNN, and when asked why the secrecy, he assured the interviewer that once it was ready to be voted on, all the details would be made known. Which I highly doubt, or if they are, it would probably be right before the vote, so no one could contact their congressmen and give any input on it. If they are keeping it so secret now, why would they make it public? Unless it was so big it would take weeks to wade through it, and by that time it would have been voted on. I've heard there are 26-29 chapters of it, and only 5 of them have been made available. The whole thing may not even be written yet.
If this had something to do with secret weapons, or spy stuff, I could see a reason for the secrecy, but if it is just a trade agreement, why the need for secrecy, unless it's going to really screw over the public, with higher prices, and more taxes. Almost everything I've been able to find out about points to bigger corporate profits, more protection for copyrighted entertainment, and international courts that would somehow be able to override our Supreme Courts rulings. I guess you could take a look at NAFTA, and kind of get an idea of what a watered down version of this treaty might look like.
JohnR, I've only heard/read this gun control part a couple of times, but they said they thought that there was some kind of small arms treaty in the thing, which could mean about any type of gun control legislation, from import tariffs or outright bans or bans on ammo imports or exports, to whatever they want to sneak into it. Obama's already tried making lead unobtainable by shutting down the lead smelting plant in MO. to buying up all that ammo to create shortages and every trick he can think of to make ammo hard to get. I wouldn't put it past him to sneak some kind of gun control into this treaty, or too ban lead trade or whatever he might have dreamed up.
But I can't say for certain whether or not any gun control is actually in the deal, since I've only seen or heard it mentioned a couple of times, both referencing some kind of small arms treaty, and neither had much more info other than it was in the thing. I saw an interview with Mitch McConnell on Fox or CNN, and when asked why the secrecy, he assured the interviewer that once it was ready to be voted on, all the details would be made known. Which I highly doubt, or if they are, it would probably be right before the vote, so no one could contact their congressmen and give any input on it. If they are keeping it so secret now, why would they make it public? Unless it was so big it would take weeks to wade through it, and by that time it would have been voted on. I've heard there are 26-29 chapters of it, and only 5 of them have been made available. The whole thing may not even be written yet.
If this had something to do with secret weapons, or spy stuff, I could see a reason for the secrecy, but if it is just a trade agreement, why the need for secrecy, unless it's going to really screw over the public, with higher prices, and more taxes. Almost everything I've been able to find out about points to bigger corporate profits, more protection for copyrighted entertainment, and international courts that would somehow be able to override our Supreme Courts rulings. I guess you could take a look at NAFTA, and kind of get an idea of what a watered down version of this treaty might look like.
(I hope that these guys have a sense of humor, Bawanna.)
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