Politics & Government - 4 August 2006

Correct me if i'm wrong, but Truckers (whom i have the utmost respect for, by the way--love ya uncle kenny) can only drive 10 hours straight before having to stop for sleep. Why then can Paramedics and EMTs work 24, sometimes as much as 48 hours in a row, oftentimes with no sleep, and no one bats an eye? i know i wouldn't feel comfortable having my husband show up at my doorstep to work on me at the end of one of his marathon shifts if i needed serious help. does no one care, or are they just that understaffed that they have to look the other way? he worked 36 hours straight yesterday, called to tell me he might have to stay for another 12, (but luckily, they found someone to come in and cover the last half of the shift last night) then turned around and went back in for another 24 this morning. had they not found someone, he would have been at work 72 hours. and it was the supervisor that was letting him work, or should i say asking him... shouldn't someone do something?

2006-08-04 04:17:32 · 8 answers · asked by ditzi_k 5 in Other - Politics & Government

Nice one ISRAEL you must feel real proud of yourselves.Is this the way to destroy Hezbollah or to create more enemies.STOP THE WAR NOW!!!!!

2006-08-04 04:15:25 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Hillary will make a fine president, did you see her SLAM Rumsfeld, he reacted with stuttering and the usual deflection often seen in NEOCON propaganda.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/03/iraq.hearing/index.html

2006-08-04 04:13:11 · 18 answers · asked by Dr.Feelgood 5 in Politics

he got in alot of hot water about it, went in front of a grand jury, got charge for it and he has since resigned. this particular chief has clean this town up. he is former military and he practically ran all the big time drug dealers out of town are in jail. criminals feared him. the town fell in love with him for doing such a wonderful job. the officers under his leadership respected him. will his good service help him once he go to trial? i fear since he resigned crime will rampage again in this town

2006-08-04 04:12:37 · 5 answers · asked by Beaujock 1 in Military

2006-08-04 04:10:34 · 22 answers · asked by ali 2 in Politics

Do liberals hate the US, and if so why do they stay in the US? Why would a liberal say he likes a country and actually hate it? Do liberals always lie about what they like or dislike?

2006-08-04 04:07:36 · 24 answers · asked by Victor C 3 in Civic Participation

Just because they don't agree with you doesn't make them a Nazi and it doesn't make them Hitler. It's demeaning to all of the aweful thigs the real Nazis did, and it's getting to the point where it doesn't even mean anything anymore. If you can't make you point without refering to someone as hitler, then you shouldn't make your point at all.

2006-08-04 04:06:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Civic Participation

2006-08-04 04:04:47 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

never leave." Many Americans would like to leave, but there is no exit strategy. Is realizing that a situation is hopeless and cutting your losses the same as cutting and running? I think the phrase has outlived its usefulness.

2006-08-04 04:04:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

LOOK AT FACTS AND NUMBERS B4 ANSWERING

2006-08-04 04:02:35 · 18 answers · asked by Bebek 1 in Politics

... and that his brother king (Abdulla) is just 9 months older?

2006-08-04 04:01:43 · 7 answers · asked by sniper 2 in Politics

2006-08-04 04:01:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

What is a "neutron bomb," and is that the clean bomb? Does this have anything to do with why we decided to drop the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with Russia? Are we still working in compliance with the Nuclear non-proliferation treaty?

2006-08-04 04:01:04 · 7 answers · asked by Victor C 3 in Military

The county elections were held 8-3-06. I have moved out of the state but am still very much interested in the results.They had elections for sheriff,county mayor and general sessions judge and info would be great. Am also interested in the Gibson Co election results also in TN.

2006-08-04 03:59:48 · 3 answers · asked by shawnasmileytrucks 1 in Politics

We sent I-130 along with I-485, I-131, etc. to Chicago, IL.
Merci!

2006-08-04 03:56:55 · 4 answers · asked by Mimi 1 in Immigration

2006-08-04 03:55:59 · 3 answers · asked by burkett_angela 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

Would they consider it again?

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=92662&page=1

2006-08-04 03:53:06 · 9 answers · asked by reageer 3 in Military

I am enlisting soon, but have no real idea what to do. I can't be an officer, so enlisted jobs only, please. Please, no anti-war people answers, this is MY future, not yours.

2006-08-04 03:52:21 · 9 answers · asked by Adam S 2 in Military

In light of the recent developments in Cuba, would the US consider such strategy again which they have considered in the 60'ies ?

"U.S. Military Drafted Plans to Terrorize U.S. Cities to Provoke War With Cuba"
http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=92662&page=1

2006-08-04 03:51:09 · 9 answers · asked by reageer 3 in Politics

With Iran working toward nuclear capabilities, and having declared again, just yesterday, that Israel should be destroyed, would they actually nuke Israel? Or even allow some terror cell to use a nuclear warhead on them? They have to know it would result in their own destruction, but then would they see themselves as martyrs for the cause?

2006-08-04 03:48:54 · 18 answers · asked by Lawn Jockey 4 in Military

2006-08-04 03:48:44 · 4 answers · asked by jelhouse_mom2003 1 in Other - Politics & Government

2006-08-04 03:46:59 · 12 answers · asked by sniper 2 in Politics

Ok, I wrote my father for the first time. I have never met him but I am sure he got my letter. He is in prison and has been there since i was born. Ok, I was just wondering....

If he sent me a return letter on, lets say, August 1st, how long would it take for me to get it? When

Other details: The prison and my address are in the same state, so its almost, kinda local.

2006-08-04 03:46:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2006-08-04 03:44:44 · 23 answers · asked by Pedro M 1 in Civic Participation

If we did, Gore would have won over Bush. Why don't we do this?

2006-08-04 03:43:47 · 11 answers · asked by CoronaGirl 3 in Politics

Why do we allow millions of people die every year
- starvation
- lack of drinking water
- no access to drugs that exist and cost peanuts to manufacture

Are you sitting comfortably, then I'll begin...

Why do we do nothing?
Can you imagine having to watch you child die of hunger, lack of water, or some poxy disease we cured in Europe over 100 years ago?

Have a nice weekend

2006-08-04 03:42:45 · 29 answers · asked by David R 3 in Politics

World/The blood-dimmed tide is loosed." William Butler Yeats. In Iraq the center does not seem to be holding. At some point our present situation has to e reassessed. We have a president who has gone from being resolute to just plain stubborn and obdurate on the subject of Iraq. Is President Bush more concerned with his own place and history and legacy than he is with the unyielding reality of what is happening? Iraqi's are protesting in the streets yelling "Death to America and Israel." Is it time to stop the madness and get out, or at least redeploy to the Kurdish area in the North?

2006-08-04 03:40:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2006-08-04 03:38:34 · 13 answers · asked by Patrick V 1 in Government

but not mature enough to go an see a rated R movie or buy a violent video game?

2006-08-04 03:38:07 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

If a bomb was to be dropped in war today, what kind would be used and why?

2006-08-04 03:36:44 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military