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What I for the life of me can’t believe is that many Republicans, who lambasted and continue to lambast Bill Clinton for Monica Lewinsky will turn a blind eye to John McCain’s past.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1024927/The-wife-John-McCain-callously-left-behind.html

His first wife, Carol, became horribly disfigured while he was prisoner of war, and he divorced her a few years thereafter. She claims the divorce had nothing to do with her looks, but I don’t think the reason she gives is any better:

‘My accident is well recorded. I had 23 operations, I am five inches shorter than I used to be and I was in hospital for six months. It was just awful, but it wasn’t the reason for my divorce.

‘My marriage ended because John McCain didn’t want to be 40, he wanted to be 25. You know that happens…it just does.’

‘John started carousing and running around with women,’ said Robert Timberg.

In 1979 – while still married to Carol – he met Cindy at a cocktail party in Hawaii. Over the next six months he pursued her, flying around the country to see her. Then he began to push to end his marriage.

Let’s see, Bill and Hillary are still together…maybe they have an open marriage, who knows and who cares. It is their business.

But those who have blasted them for not having a typical, Christian, monogamous marriage should step right up and do the same thing to McCain for running around while still married!

Otherwise, I brand them official hypocrites!

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I think you mean one person’s experience does not always explain the larger picture.

And esmith’s right. Age discrimination, H1Bs, recruiters, and offshoring are all IT complaints that date back to the mid to early 1990s.

This isn’t your parent’s workplace – most folks now switch careers several times before they retire. If you’re unhappy with your career, pick a new one.

[quote=paramount]No, that’s not the issue – let me see…

*Over 40? Can be very difficult to find work in IT
*Offshoring
*H1B’s and L1’s
*The industry has been hijacked by recruiters
*Brutal competition for jobs (in general)
*According to Gartner an overall hiring downtrend in the years to come in IT

One person’s experience does always explain the larger picture.

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I think you mean one person’s experience does not always explain the larger picture.

And esmith’s right. Age discrimination, H1Bs, recruiters, and offshoring are all IT complaints that date back to the mid to early 1990s.

This isn’t your parent’s workplace – most folks now switch careers several times before they retire. If you’re unhappy with your career, pick a new one.

[quote=paramount]No, that’s not the issue – let me see…

*Over 40? Can be very difficult to find work in IT
*Offshoring
*H1B’s and L1’s
*The industry has been hijacked by recruiters
*Brutal competition for jobs (in general)
*According to Gartner an overall hiring downtrend in the years to come in IT

One person’s experience does always explain the larger picture.

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I think you mean one person’s experience does not always explain the larger picture.

And esmith’s right. Age discrimination, H1Bs, recruiters, and offshoring are all IT complaints that date back to the mid to early 1990s.

This isn’t your parent’s workplace – most folks now switch careers several times before they retire. If you’re unhappy with your career, pick a new one.

[quote=paramount]No, that’s not the issue – let me see…

*Over 40? Can be very difficult to find work in IT
*Offshoring
*H1B’s and L1’s
*The industry has been hijacked by recruiters
*Brutal competition for jobs (in general)
*According to Gartner an overall hiring downtrend in the years to come in IT

One person’s experience does always explain the larger picture.

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I think you mean one person’s experience does not always explain the larger picture.

And esmith’s right. Age discrimination, H1Bs, recruiters, and offshoring are all IT complaints that date back to the mid to early 1990s.

This isn’t your parent’s workplace – most folks now switch careers several times before they retire. If you’re unhappy with your career, pick a new one.

[quote=paramount]No, that’s not the issue – let me see…

*Over 40? Can be very difficult to find work in IT
*Offshoring
*H1B’s and L1’s
*The industry has been hijacked by recruiters
*Brutal competition for jobs (in general)
*According to Gartner an overall hiring downtrend in the years to come in IT

One person’s experience does always explain the larger picture.

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I think you mean one person’s experience does not always explain the larger picture.

And esmith’s right. Age discrimination, H1Bs, recruiters, and offshoring are all IT complaints that date back to the mid to early 1990s.

This isn’t your parent’s workplace – most folks now switch careers several times before they retire. If you’re unhappy with your career, pick a new one.

[quote=paramount]No, that’s not the issue – let me see…

*Over 40? Can be very difficult to find work in IT
*Offshoring
*H1B’s and L1’s
*The industry has been hijacked by recruiters
*Brutal competition for jobs (in general)
*According to Gartner an overall hiring downtrend in the years to come in IT

One person’s experience does always explain the larger picture.

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Now in terms of IT as a career – I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy.
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Then you probably picked the wrong career for your tastes. Mine has pretty fine after a decade and a half and counting. It could turn south tomorrow, but it has been a fine ride up to now.

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Now in terms of IT as a career – I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy.
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Then you probably picked the wrong career for your tastes. Mine has pretty fine after a decade and a half and counting. It could turn south tomorrow, but it has been a fine ride up to now.

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Now in terms of IT as a career – I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy.
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Then you probably picked the wrong career for your tastes. Mine has pretty fine after a decade and a half and counting. It could turn south tomorrow, but it has been a fine ride up to now.

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Now in terms of IT as a career – I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy.
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Then you probably picked the wrong career for your tastes. Mine has pretty fine after a decade and a half and counting. It could turn south tomorrow, but it has been a fine ride up to now.

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Now in terms of IT as a career – I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy.
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Then you probably picked the wrong career for your tastes. Mine has pretty fine after a decade and a half and counting. It could turn south tomorrow, but it has been a fine ride up to now.

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Thanks for a glimpse into your home and neighborhood, patb. I’m a little bored of watching SD real estate, it is nice to spend some time thinking about another area for a change. You’ve got a great looking home there and you’ve done a fine job with the remodel.

As Jim the Realtor used to say (and probably still does), if in a month’s time you:

– are getting offers, you’re within 10% of the market price

– are getting people through but no offers, you’re within 20% of the market price

– are not getting any lookers, you are at least 20% overpriced

From personal experience and watching other properties, I think these are excellent yardsticks.

Fees/Freehold, OK/CA, garage/carport, good school/poor school, pool/no pool, the yardsticks above take all of that out of the equation and get directly to the point: how much cash are buyers willing to yank out of their wallet to buy your specific home?

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Thanks for a glimpse into your home and neighborhood, patb. I’m a little bored of watching SD real estate, it is nice to spend some time thinking about another area for a change. You’ve got a great looking home there and you’ve done a fine job with the remodel.

As Jim the Realtor used to say (and probably still does), if in a month’s time you:

– are getting offers, you’re within 10% of the market price

– are getting people through but no offers, you’re within 20% of the market price

– are not getting any lookers, you are at least 20% overpriced

From personal experience and watching other properties, I think these are excellent yardsticks.

Fees/Freehold, OK/CA, garage/carport, good school/poor school, pool/no pool, the yardsticks above take all of that out of the equation and get directly to the point: how much cash are buyers willing to yank out of their wallet to buy your specific home?

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Thanks for a glimpse into your home and neighborhood, patb. I’m a little bored of watching SD real estate, it is nice to spend some time thinking about another area for a change. You’ve got a great looking home there and you’ve done a fine job with the remodel.

As Jim the Realtor used to say (and probably still does), if in a month’s time you:

– are getting offers, you’re within 10% of the market price

– are getting people through but no offers, you’re within 20% of the market price

– are not getting any lookers, you are at least 20% overpriced

From personal experience and watching other properties, I think these are excellent yardsticks.

Fees/Freehold, OK/CA, garage/carport, good school/poor school, pool/no pool, the yardsticks above take all of that out of the equation and get directly to the point: how much cash are buyers willing to yank out of their wallet to buy your specific home?

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Thanks for a glimpse into your home and neighborhood, patb. I’m a little bored of watching SD real estate, it is nice to spend some time thinking about another area for a change. You’ve got a great looking home there and you’ve done a fine job with the remodel.

As Jim the Realtor used to say (and probably still does), if in a month’s time you:

– are getting offers, you’re within 10% of the market price

– are getting people through but no offers, you’re within 20% of the market price

– are not getting any lookers, you are at least 20% overpriced

From personal experience and watching other properties, I think these are excellent yardsticks.

Fees/Freehold, OK/CA, garage/carport, good school/poor school, pool/no pool, the yardsticks above take all of that out of the equation and get directly to the point: how much cash are buyers willing to yank out of their wallet to buy your specific home?

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