It's very rare that a remake eclipses the original song. There are only a few times I can really think of, including U2's remake of the Beatles's "Helter Skelter" and Garth's re-make of Billy Joel's "Shameless."
I never particularly cared one way or another about Dream Academy's version of this song, but I've always recognized it as being well-done. I think Sugarland/LBT/Jake Owen did it quite a bit better, though.
The guy needs to look up the word "right." He seems to see a constitutional right to have an abortion (take a look in the constitution, it's not there - even the Supremes had to invent the concept of penumbras of the constitution in order to shoe-horn it in there), yet he doesn't think the pro-life group has a right to protest.
Note that I condemned the left, not all pro-choicers.
There's been plenty of demand for bailing out home owners. The politicians have gone into overdrive in order to rob from one segment of society and give to another. It sounded like McCain actually got it, but then he joined the bailout chorus.
Well, you know, there are plenty who don't like the idea. In fact, there's a movement of not-so-happy renters who are livid over the prospect of being taxed to bail out those who bought beyond their means.
The real fact is that housing prices went crazy in the early-to-mid part of the decade. Congress didn't cause it, and congress can't fix it. Only the market can fix that problem. However, congress CAN artificially inflate the prices via bailout, so that the collapse, while problematic now, can be absolutely disastrous later.
The problem is, however, that Americans can no longer tolerate a little hardship in the present, in order to make things better later on. So we're going to end up being like the guy who refuses to go to the dentist for a toothache and ends up getting his jaw infected, then amputated. Good job, America. Good job, congress. Good job, Hillary, Barak, and McCain.
Be it known unto you that the mobile carrier, known as Alltel, having been my provider for the past ten months, has assessed a $200 early termination fee onto my self. This, despite the fact that I have no actual contract with them. Nor are they willing to furnish a copy of said non-existent contract upon my demand. Should you be seeking a new mobile carrier, I urge all and sundry to avoid Alltel.
This being said, it's not the first time I've had troubles with their billing department.
"Although this was meant to be a draft of your article, it is so well-researched, effectively developed in terms of content, and well-written, that I have gone ahead and graded it. At this point, you are DONE with ENGL 3764: Technical Writing. There is no need to submit a final version of your article."
Wow. And I was kind of dreading having to go back into that particular breech (especially since the draft wasn't even finished - one whole section had to be prefaced with "this is just the scaffolding for this section, I'll need to re-visit it"). Granted, I still seem to have issues with passive voice (I never really did understand the problem with it). At any rate, "I'll take it."
I guess I really should finish off that second semester of Freshman English. I really don't want to have to deal with the mechanics of writing, though - where the commas go, whether english should be capitalized or not... ew. Still, Dr. Mooney is a top-notch English professor. Hell, any english prof who will give me an A on a set of instructions on how to clean a gun is a cut above (the assignment was to write instructions - cleaning a gun was my choice).
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