http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Tue, 1 Nov 2005 18:31:16 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/04/07/151950.php#comment-265374 Stopping cars on the highway isn't easy. Someone has to do it to slow the traffic speeds down. I know, I do it for a living in Illinois. I work the Chicago metro area and we are one of the highest paid departments in the State. I stop to help everyone, Rob perhaps if you have encountered this with more than one troop, the problem might be with you! 265374@blogcritics.org Tue, 1 Nov 2005 18:31:16 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/04/07/151950.php#comment-260094 I have trouble understanding the complaint of the writer. If an employer is required to pay overtime for work in excess of 8 hours per day, regardless of the hours worked each week, many employers would be paying overtime for normal operations. Some industries have converted to longer days and shorter weeks, i.e. 4 days at 10 hours per day. Most firemen work 24 hours on and 48 or 72 hours off. Should they be entitled to 16 hours of overtime on each day worked? And why in the world would anyone blame Bush for this action? The legislation was written by and passed by congress. Bush merely agreed with the opinions of a majority of your elected representatives. 260094@blogcritics.org Mon, 24 Oct 2005 06:05:24 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/04/07/151950.php#comment-260092 I tend to agree with James. I am a police officer of a small town in LA. State Troopers are usually the highest paid law enforcement officers of their respective states. State troopers rarely do any more than being traffic cops. My opinion may be tainted by State Troopers I have dealt with. They will lnot go out of their way to help anyone, including law enforcement officers. 260092@blogcritics.org Mon, 24 Oct 2005 05:32:06 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/04/07/151950.php#comment-56713 Wow, all that CIA spending didn't manage to stop 9.11. Maybe he should spend some of his own money on it. 56713@blogcritics.org Wed, 7 Apr 2004 16:54:13 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/04/07/151950.php#comment-56679 So you are saying that despite bush increasing spending in the FBI, CIA and our military (after years of cuts passed by the likes of Kerry), despite creating the department of homeland security, and despite all of his efforts against the war on terror (and his success in keeping us from being attacked on our shores in almost 3 years), he is bad for law enforcement because he helped pass a law that among other things reduces overtime by troopers at highway construction sites? I think its common knowledge that some overtime efforts by our law enforcement are not necessary, such as having a state trooper parked and reading the newspaper at time and a half. 56679@blogcritics.org Wed, 7 Apr 2004 15:37:47 EDT