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Why do I get the feeling that I'm in a battle of wits with unarmed opponents? I tell you, it's enough to make Glen Beck cry... again.

1. Placed restrictions and contingencies on additional TARP funds before they were released to failing financial firms and businesses. The previous administration was so busy throwing money at their friends that they didn't bother placing any conditions on the loans they were doling out. The Obama adminsitration has worked to leverage the loan recipeients in every way legally possible in order to recover some of the money that Bush and Paulson gave away. 2. Signed legislation that protects consumers from predatory practices of credit card companies. 3. Repealed the Bush ban on the open carry of firearms in our national parks. 4. Banned the torture of prisoners. 5. Has pressed military to define success in Iraq and move towards bringing that fiasco to a close by setting realistic goals and deadlines. 6. Increased military efforts in Afghanistan to bring the fight to our real enemies and to protect global security vulnerabilities in neighboring Pakistan. 7. Froze salaries for top whitehouse staffers. 8. Implemented a public disclosure list of all visitors to the whitehouse. 9. Executive order requiring appointees to affirm in writing that they have not been hired based on political affiliations or contributions. 10. Allowed new emissions standards legislation that will force auto-makers to produce cleaner-burning and more fuel-efficient vehicles, thus reducing our dependency on foreign oil and moving us towards sensible and less costly alternatives to fossil fuels. A by-product of some of his efforts has been a lessening of strains on the relationships between us and our global allies that came about through the previous administration's incompetence and carelessness. My favorite accomplishment is that he kept a crazy old man and vacuous airhead bimbo from winning the whitehouse.

That's a nice picture of Joe Lieberman.

Shouldn't you be working on that quiz of yours? Please post it with some serious effort given towards spelling, composition, grammar, etc. You know, the stuff they tried to teach you your third year in the fifth grade? If you can't put it together yourself, ask Mama-sister to help you.

Knock yourself out, princess.

When are you students going to get started on your quiz? Afraid of the answers?

Dear child, your thread was removed, not so much for its lack of topical content, as it was for your own public displays of intolerance and ignorance. You will find the mods here to be very - and I do appreciate the irony of this greatly - "liberal" with their policing of the site. The mere fact that you are still currently even able to view content, much less reply to it, is a testament to their infinite patience with a member who to date has been nothing more than an illiterate, juvenile troll. Damned liberals, indeed!

Bonus Questions: 1. Who was Prescott Bush and what was his connection to the Nazi war machine? 2. Who was the US Treasury Secretary who warned that "the economy would crater" if failing US investment banks Goldman-Sachs, Citigroup, etc. were not propped up with taxpayer money? a) Which former Goldman-Sachs executive served as Secretary of the Treasury under George W. Bush. b) What positions did he hold at Goldman-Sachs? c) How many trips to China did he make during his tenure there? 3. How did the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 affect the SEC's ability to oversee the activities of investment banks, securities firms, and insurance companies. a) Who is Gramm, and what role did he play in the McCain Campaign of 2008? b) Who is his wife, and what was her connection to Enron?

If you two kids would really like to talk about politics, I'll give some homework. Not that either of you are showing any evidence of having any prior experience with the activity, but what the heck. Lesson 1 - Describe the business relationships between James Bath, Salem bin Laden, and George W. Bush. Lesson 2 - Earlier this week, which revered GOP pundit defended the Bush Administration's Mirandizing of terrorist suspect Richard Reid (the shoe bomber) by declaring that Reid was a US citizen. Was his statement true? Lesson 3 - Over the past 75 years, has the deficit grown more under Democratic or Republican Administrations? a) Which President incurred the largest percentage increase in deficit? b) Who left the office with a budget surplus? Lesson 4 - Where does the US rank amongst industrialized nations in the following factors, considered to be indicators of the quality of healthcare its citizens receives? a) Infant Mortality b) Preventable Deaths c) Healthy Life Expectancy d) Health Expenditures as % of GDP Lesson 5 - Who was the Iraqi informant, nicknamed "Curve-Ball" and labeled as "not a psychologically stable guy" and "suffering from mental and emotional problems" in an interrogator's report, whose testimony laid the foundation for the US's claim that Iraq was developing biological WMD's. a) How many Americans have died in Iraq since the Bush Administration declared, "Mission Accomplished". b) Name 10 from your own state. Lesson 6 - What percentage of small businesses would pay higher taxes under the proposed Obama tax revisions? Lesson 7 - How many terrorist attacks occurred on US soil under the Bush-Cheney Administration? Oral Portion of Exam - Pronounce the word "nuclear"

Careful. For someone whose grey matter is so deeply implanted into their posterior, you could easily asphyxiate yourself. A situation that could lead to brain da.....m.... Never mind.

I'm hardly arguing. I'm just having fun with lesser beings. There are few flies from which to pull wings in this weather, and these clowns are what you might call "low-hanging fruit". Which is it anyway? Is literacy important, or is it not? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC8aZJ2VoIA

Why would they break the muzzle at the factory?

The last question is easier than the first. Older model Novas may not be drilled and tapped. I believe all of the SNT's are, but I could be wrong. This would be a very good reason to call Benelli and get some clarification on which models/serials are drilled and tapped. As for the cartridge bypass feature....

No problem. I'm glad to see someone use the Search feature and actually find something useful here.

I'd go with a rail so that you can adjust for eye relief.

I agree that they got it wrong. Locally, we're in through this Saturday. I can drive 30 minutes and be in the Resident Population Zone, which is in through the 27th. Problem is that most of the ramps are closed due to high water.... and it's raining again. I've got some good spots. Just need a little help from Ma Nature.

Your best bet is to call Benelli Customer Service. It's not unusual to have a difficult time finding accessories for newer models.