Mike Fitzpatrick Quotations

The freedom to connect to the world anywhere at anytime brings with it the threat of unscrupulous predators and criminals who mask their activities with the anonymity the Internet provides to its users.

The American flag is the symbol of our freedom, national pride and history.

The technological breakthrough of the World Wide Web has been enormously beneficial to society.

The Internet has brought communities across the globe closer together through instant communication.

The best defense against these people is to educate parents and children of the dangers that come along with the Internet and by limiting access to certain sites during the school day.

Anyone can use these sites - companies and colleges, teachers and students, young and old all make use of networking sites to connect with people electronically to share pictures, information, course work, and common interests.

Internet safety begins at home and that is why my legislation would require the Federal Trade Commission to design and publish a unique website to serve as a clearinghouse and resource for parents, teachers and children for information on the dangers of surfing the Internet.

Telephones are a virtual necessity - not a luxury - and the revenues collected by this tax flow into the general fund. But this once temporary tax remains and costs American taxpayers, our small businesses and families almost $6 billion dollars a year.

These sites have torn down the geographical divide that once prevented long distance social relationships from forming, allowing instant communication and connections to take place and a virtual second life to take hold for its users.

However, the Medicare prescription drug benefit has changed, and if the nearly 3,000 seniors I have met through 12 town halls can represent a sample of opinion, many seniors do not yet understand the prescription drug program and do not plan to sign up for coverage.

Traditionally, Medicare's assurance has been that for the elderly and persons with disabilities that they will not be alone when confronted with the full burden of their health care costs.

Our flag represents every American and it should not be hidden away as a result of property agreements.

Myspace alone has just over 80 million users and ranks as the sixth most popular English language website and the eighth most popular site in the world.

Our teachers are responsible for our children's welfare for the six or eight hours they are at school and we need to know without question that their safety will be paramount on the minds of teachers, faculty and volunteers.

The estate tax punishes years of hard work and robs families of part of their heritage by imposing a huge penalty on inheritance after death - a tax on money that has already been taxed.

I am encouraged by the news today that United States special operations personnel found, identified and killed the terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the operational commander of the al-Qaeda led insurgency in Iraq. Al-Zarqawi was the public face of the insurgency.

Our troops are committed to bringing security to Iraq while its government matures. American forces will continue to accomplish their mission with caution, precision and honor with the thanks of a grateful nation.

Today, credit rating agencies rate companies, countries and bonds.

Although Customs and Border Protection analyzes cargo and other information to target specific shipments for closer inspection, it still physically inspects only a small fraction of the containers under its purview.

Despite the administration's long public information campaign, for many months polls have consistently indicated only 37 percent of those eligible for Medicare say they only partially understand the program.

As the father of six children, I know very well the challenges technology poses to our families.

Make no mistake; child predation on the Internet is a growing problem.

Back then, the excise tax was designed to be a luxury tax for people who owned telephones.

Parents have the ability to screen their children's Internet access at home.

Terrorists have already attacked our Nation once. There is every reason to believe that they will try again - possibly with a weapon of mass destruction; a weapon that could be smuggled into our ports.

Nearly half of Nigeria's oil exports go to the United States.

Monitoring our children's use of emerging technologies is a huge task and the Internet remains the focus of many parent's concerns.

No one has come to any conclusions, and certainly the school board has not considered all the possibilities and the cost. For that reason, these working numbers should not be considered final or even that it will be the cost. It may be much lower.

Frequently, children under the age of 14 - the cut off age for a profile on Myspace - simply lie about their age and fake being 16, 18 or even older.

Based on that, she was invited back. Where she works next year will be determined by the vacancies we have.

Basically, the market is taking the view that since we've postponed Security Council action for a month, there's still a possibility for a resolution, they think diplomacy is still possible.

Looking at the continuation charts necessarily produces a conclusion that heating oil and crude face strong support points that will require some new item of fundamental import to enable a breakdown. If prices were under such monumental pressure then the November lows would certainly have been broken.

Participants will need to see a sustained bout of cold before they can anticipate enough demand to start bidding up prices.

Our maritime system consists of more than 300 sea and river ports with more than 3,700 cargo and passenger terminals nationwide.

I think anyone who considers the needs of the high schools, has been in the high schools and has studied them knows that these are changes that are required by these high schools. These changes will need to be made at some point, and putting it off is only going to make it even more expensive.

It is not surprising that prices are retreating.

I think it's the weight of the swelling inventories. And the geopolitical stuff has cooled off a little bit, but it's just in the background.

Who knows what's going to go on there if the Arabs feel pressed?

We're at a critical time when we need to be replenishing supplies.

Besides the already full dance card around the Arab world, now you've got this going on. It certainly ignites in people's minds that this situation is going to get worse before it gets better.

At some point, this has to have a deleterious economic effect.

The supplies of crude and distilled products appear sufficient to carry the market through the winter.

The question remains: how low can the price fall?

A lot of this is 'just in case' buying.

There's no new news -- everybody thinks war is imminent, ... Bush has made it clear we're going. I don't know why you would grasp for shades of meaning.

I supply some of the top restaurants on the coast, and I enjoy having the opportunity to buy seafood products from myself. It's not like I would never sell fish to them.

I just think this is a natural progression that is going to bring us ever higher. Concerns about Nigeria are still going on, Iran is still going on; pick your woe, and it's still going on.

Because of China, oil is never going to go to the $18 to $22 level again in our lifetime. But it certainly doesn't have to be $60.

The rest of the market, gasoline and heating oil, is carrying crude at the moment, and the data on the crude stock draw also helped,

It's not so clear that the international community is going to be able to move quickly on the problem this week, as the consequences of sanctions will clearly be disastrous to the market.

The market has been kind of playing Russian roulette with the weather, ... If the weather stays mild and continues to cooperate, $55 to $56 a barrel is probably reasonable.

All the elements that brought us higher over the past two years are still with us.

Shortly after news of Zarqawi's death reached the media, al-Qaeda stated its intention to continue its oppression of the Iraqi people.

Social networking sites like Myspace, Friendster, and Facebook have literally exploded in popularity in just a few short years.

As the father of six children, I want to know that when my wife or I drop our kids off at school they will be safe from predators, crime and violence.

Dying should not be a taxable event.

Predators will look for any way to talk to children online whether through sites like Myspace, instant messaging, or even online games.

The drug plans our seniors choose will define their health care options for years to come. If they do not make a decision and wait until the May 15 deadline passes, they will face penalties and higher prices for the drugs that they need.

She'll be evaluated like any other Double-A umpire. Major League Baseball has never attempted to influence our decision