All categories - 9 October 2007

and is that your opinion of yourself or other ppl's Opinion of YOU !!!

2007-10-09 08:08:14 · 30 answers · asked by ? 1 in Polls & Surveys

what is it ?

2007-10-09 08:08:08 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Medicine

2007-10-09 08:07:55 · 4 answers · asked by Dave G 1 in Tattoos

I am leading a debate in class tommorow about creationism being taught in schools. I am on the opposing side and feel very strongly about it. I know what I am going to say and everything but I would like to hear some other points, in case there's something I missed. I don't want to hear anything about why creationism SHOULD be taught in schools, so Christians don't waste my time or yours.

2007-10-09 08:07:52 · 31 answers · asked by getalifeFATTY 3 in Religion & Spirituality

What do you think she was really looking for?

2007-10-09 08:07:51 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

2007-10-09 08:07:49 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

There have been a number of articles recently that portray President Bush as someone who strayed from the path of true conservatism. Republicans, these articles say, need to return to their roots.

Well, I don't know what true conservatism is, but while doing research for my forthcoming book I spent a lot of time studying the history of the American political movement that calls itself conservatism - and Mr. Bush hasn't strayed from the path at all. On the contrary, he's the very model of a modern movement conservative.

For example, people claim to be shocked that Mr. Bush cut taxes while waging an expensive war. But Ronald Reagan also cut taxes while embarking on a huge military buildup.

People claim to be shocked by Mr. Bush's general fiscal irresponsibility. But conservative intellectuals, by their own account, abandoned fiscal responsibility 30 years ago. Here's how Irving Kristol, then the editor of The Public Interest, explained his embrace of supply-side economics in the 1970s: He had a "rather cavalier attitude toward the budget deficit and other monetary or fiscal problems" because "the task, as I saw it, was to create a new majority, which evidently would mean a conservative majority, which came to mean, in turn, a Republican majority - so political effectiveness was the priority, not the accounting deficiencies of government."

People claim to be shocked by the way the Bush administration outsourced key government functions to private contractors yet refused to exert effective oversight over these contractors, a process exemplified by the failed reconstruction of Iraq and the Blackwater affair.

But back in 1993, Jonathan Cohn, writing in The American Prospect, explained that "under Reagan and Bush, the ranks of public officials necessary to supervise contractors have been so thinned that the putative gains of contracting out have evaporated. Agencies have been left with the worst of both worlds - demoralized and disorganized public officials and unaccountable private contractors."

People claim to be shocked by the Bush administration's general incompetence. But disinterest in good government has long been a principle of modern conservatism. In "The Conscience of a Conservative," published in 1960, Barry Goldwater wrote that "I have little interest in streamlining government or making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size."

People claim to be shocked that the Bush Justice Department, making a mockery of the Constitution, issued a secret opinion authorizing torture despite instructions by Congress and the courts that the practice should stop. But remember Iran-Contra? The Reagan administration secretly sold weapons to Iran, violating a legal embargo, and used the proceeds to support the Nicaraguan contras, defying an explicit Congressional ban on such support.

Oh, and if you think Iran-Contra was a rogue operation, rather than something done with the full knowledge and approval of people at the top - who were then protected by a careful cover-up, including convenient presidential pardons - I've got a letter from Niger you might want to buy.

People claim to be shocked at the Bush administration's efforts to disenfranchise minority groups, under the pretense of combating voting fraud. But Reagan opposed the Voting Rights Act, and as late as 1980 he described it as "humiliating to the South."

People claim to be shocked at the Bush administration's attempts - which, for a time, were all too successful - to intimidate the press. But this administration's media tactics, and to a large extent the people implementing those tactics, come straight out of the Nixon administration. Dick Cheney wanted to search Seymour Hersh's apartment, not last week, but in 1975. Roger Ailes, the president of Fox News, was Nixon's media adviser.

People claim to be shocked at the Bush administration's attempts to equate dissent with treason. But Goldwater - who, like Reagan, has been reinvented as an icon of conservative purity but was a much less attractive figure in real life - staunchly supported Joseph McCarthy, and was one of only 22 senators who voted against a motion censuring the demagogue.

Above all, people claim to be shocked by the Bush administration's authoritarianism, its disdain for the rule of law. But a full half-century has passed since The National Review proclaimed that "the White community in the South is entitled to take such measures as are necessary to prevail," and dismissed as irrelevant objections that might be raised after "consulting a catalogue of the rights of American citizens, born Equal" - presumably a reference to the document known as the Constitution of the United States.

Now, as they survey the wreckage of their cause, conservatives may ask themselves: "Well, how did we get here?" They may tell themselves: "This is not my beautiful Right." They may ask themselves: "My God, what have we done?"

But their movement is the same as it ever was. And Mr. Bush is movement conservatism's true, loyal heir.

2007-10-09 08:07:44 · 15 answers · asked by amazed we've survived this l 4 in Politics

2007-10-09 08:07:33 · 25 answers · asked by not_omniscient_enough 1 in Etiquette

"Oh the nerves, the nerves; the mysteries of this machine called man! Oh the little that unhinges it, poor creatures that we are!"

2007-10-09 08:07:24 · 4 answers · asked by Holiday Magic 7 in Mental Health

2007-10-09 08:07:13 · 7 answers · asked by Sid K 1 in History

if i put sperm on my finger then into my vagina can i still get pregnant with only a a tiny bit of sperm.

2007-10-09 08:07:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Trying to Conceive

I am looking to buy a handgun and found this site R&RArms.com. They have the best prices. I was wondering if anyone has bought anything from them and how was the transaction? Just making sure they are legit.

2007-10-09 08:07:01 · 1 answers · asked by mpbclutch33 2 in Hunting

I've traced a couple of lines back to the mid 1600's and others to late 1700's.

2007-10-09 08:06:47 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Genealogy

A young man was walking along a trail when he noticed a geenie lamp. He picked it up and rubbed it and out popped a grumpy geenie. Little did the man know the geenie lamp had just been used and the geenie was hoping to go back to sleep for another hundred years. The geenie says, "Since I have already granted three wishes today and am tired, you only get one wish so you better make it good." The man thinks long and hard and then says, I want to live in Hawaii and have a huge house with lots of nice cars and millions in a safe, but here is the deal I am terrified of flying and refuse to get on a boat, so I need you to build a bridge from California to Hawaii so I can drive. The geenie looks at the man in disgust and says, "are you out of your f-ing mind, do you realize how much labor, concrete, and steel that would take?!" "No I refuse to do it, make another wish." Well ok says the man if you can't do that all I really want is to be able to understand women. The Geenie says, "Do you want one lane or two?"

2007-10-09 08:06:41 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

Mine is
Lay back in the arms of someone

2007-10-09 08:06:36 · 8 answers · asked by chrissy 7 in Polls & Surveys

have u ever heard of it?

how does this differ from your constant "end of times" preaching?

is the only difference that you dont give an exact date, that way if your wrong u can still claim "its in the future" ?

makes me think of the boy who cried wolf, or chicken little...

2007-10-09 08:06:34 · 9 answers · asked by Chippy v1.0.0.3b 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Did Jesus tell the woman at the well to go and try not to sin quite as much as she had been? If you have the universal creative force within your being, you would think that you would be invincible to any adversary. Temptation should make you laugh.

2007-10-09 08:06:33 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I believe that we should be focusing on getting better technology- and that it doen't have to interfere with our religion or whatever, but humanity overall should focus on making our little round rock a better place to live- not so much in the heath industry but more toward exploration and science- (i think if we develop the technology, health care will improve on it's own,) with new technologies and space travel to ask another alien race "how do you fix___" or whatever. I really would like to see our world shift our focus from fighting each other to maybe making a shift to have different view points group together on their OWN world- ( and i don't really say this because i care about world peace either, because i don't) I just want to see us all want to explore, and focus on that and not inwardly on ourselves so much or "what i believe is right" you know?

2007-10-09 08:06:26 · 10 answers · asked by aliaysleighbasic 3 in Philosophy

I'm 19 almost 20 ;)

2007-10-09 08:06:14 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

I want to get into mountain biking. I have always rode atv but I want to get myself into better shape now. I need advice on getting started with a bike and what gear I should buy also. I don't want to spend a fortune on a bike (preferably $350 or less until I get started for awhile). I will mainly be doing all offroad and trail riding.

2007-10-09 08:06:05 · 12 answers · asked by moto_sport 2 in Cycling

you know cause it talks about committing virtually every sin known to man(killing, stealing, fornication, cheating, etc)


not that its the only genre that does this, but the one that pretty much does it the most or about the most sins

2007-10-09 08:06:02 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-09 08:05:57 · 24 answers · asked by Hero 1 in Hockey

I like hot, gooey caramel...

[I'm craving a sundae. Can you tell?]

2007-10-09 08:05:55 · 44 answers · asked by ? 6 in Polls & Surveys

that wil clean up my registry & get rid of unwanted files, no spyware or shareware. Thanks! ; )

2007-10-09 08:05:53 · 14 answers · asked by ♥ARKONi™♥ 2 in Software

I broke up with this guy back in June. After we broke up my one friend started getting really really close to him. I have a new boyfriend who I love more then anything else, so I have no feelings at all for my ex boyfriend. Anyway I just found out that their dating now. I dont talk to my ex anymore but I talk to my friend everyday. I'm really pist that she hasn't told me. It kinda makes me mad just that my friend is dating my ex someone who really hurt me. Should I not be mad that she's dating him?

I'm 14 my new boyfriends 16
my ex boyfriend is 14 and my friend whos dating him is 17 lol

2007-10-09 08:05:49 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adolescent

I think the guy that works next to me is a member of the Society of Jesus. Is there a shibboleth or another way to trip him up? I think he plotting...

2007-10-09 08:05:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Pats @ Cowboys!! Either can win.... so lets just quit arguing and let the game speak for its self.....

Cowboys had a terrible game.... who cares???
Patriots fans.... quit saying the cowboys suck and then follow it up with how the Pats are gonna prove they're the best this weekend.... how can they prove that they are the best if the team they play sucks...



I want to know score predictions..... thats it

2007-10-09 08:05:41 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Football (American)

Such as a flowchart. For maximum compatibility and future editability. I'm think ing ODG, SVG or PDF.

2007-10-09 08:05:19 · 5 answers · asked by Darrell 4 in Software

I am currently attending a university for my freshman year of college. I am interested in transferring to UC San Diego. Someone recently told me that it is supposedly easier to be accepted as a transfer student than an incoming freshman. In addition I was told that because I live in Pittsburgh, I may be more favorably looked upon because most students at UCSD are from California, not Pennsylvania.

I'm sure this all sounds ridiculous, because it sounds the same way to me. I was just wondering if anyone can clear up these rumors. Does anyone know of any truth to these? Cite your sources if applicable.

2007-10-09 08:05:14 · 5 answers · asked by crista513 2 in Higher Education (University +)

I have an old Pop Up Camper just bought & Im going to re-do & update it....Here's my question....
With the small dimensions of a Pop Up Camper floor plan, is it possible to put in wooden flooring?

Thanks!

2007-10-09 08:04:47 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)