Politics & Government - 26 September 2006

If yes, WHY! Please support your answer, I'd really like to understand your point of view, impossible as it seems, give it a try. Please no Clinton bashing, useing that for a retort is ludicrius and I'm personally sick of it.

2006-09-26 08:06:01 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

2006-09-26 08:05:28 · 6 answers · asked by Ivan G 2 in Government

1. One to deny that the light bulb needs to be changed.

2. One to attack the patriotism of anyone who says the light bulb needs to
be changed.

3. One to blame Clinton for burning out the light bulb.

4. One to tell the nations of the world that they are either for changing
the light bulb or they are for darkness.

5. One to give a billion dollar no bid contract to Halliburton for a new
light bulb.

6. One to arrange a photograph of Bush dressed as a janitor standing on a
step ladder under a huge banner:' Light bulb change accomplished!"

7. One administration insider to resign and write about documenting in
detail how Bush was literally in the dark.

8. One to viciously smear number 7.

9 One surrogate to campaign on TV and at rallies on how George Bush has
had a strong light-bulb-changing policy all along.

10. And finally one to confuse the American people about the difference
between screwing a light bulb and screwing the country

11. Four hundred and sixty two: Twelve to investigate Clinton's involvement in the failure of the old bulb; twenty-three to deregulate the light bulb industry; sixteen to cut funding for alternative lighting R&D; thirty-four to cut the tax rate on light bulbs; fifty-three to design a block grant so the states can change the bulb; forty-one to talk with defense contractors about night-vision gear instead of light bulbs; and two hundred eighty-three to pass a law making it illegal to discuss naked bulbs (or screwing anything) on the Internet.

2006-09-26 08:04:15 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I am interested in emancipating in WA. The thing is my parents wont sign. My parents daily tell me that i am not wanted here that i am just here to be here because my mom doesnt want to get arrested. She daily says that she hates me. I will be getting a job on Monday with Target where i will make $600. I am interested in emancipating in April, where i will at that time have $3000 and have been renting out a house from a lady for 6mos. I will also have 8letters in agreement. Is that enough?

2006-09-26 08:04:08 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

I would like to communicate with MOS 27D specialists, I'm about to join the guard and would like more information as far as deployments in Iraq goes being a paralegal specialist.

2006-09-26 08:04:01 · 8 answers · asked by Paul d 1 in Military

We are looking for a Contract of Employment for work - it needs to cover things like holiday pay (which may not be included as hours may be too short!), notice when leaving, trial perioods, disciplinary procedings and so on.

All help gratefully received!

2006-09-26 08:03:47 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

The radioactivity of exploded Depleted Uranium munitions used in Iraq during this second Iraq war is the equivalent of 250,000 Nagasaki Atomic Bombs. This is from a paper presented at the ‘World Uranium Conference Weapons Conference’ in October 2003 which stated that "calculated that 800 tons of DU is the atomicity equivalent to 83,000 Nagasaki bombs. The amount of DU used in Iraq is equivalent to 250,000 Nagasaki bombs. Professor Yagasaki affirmed that DU shells are atrocious radioactive weapons which should not be used ; and that DU has a long life of 4.5 billion years remaining in the soil , air ,water in all affected zones."

Still support Bush using nuclear warfare against innocent civilians in a country that never attacked us and never could have or would have attacked us?

2006-09-26 08:02:56 · 15 answers · asked by corwynwulfhund 3 in Other - Politics & Government

“This might all be ancient history if the spectre of Supply Side economics had not reared its ugly head again once Bush II took office. In selling his $1.6 trillion tax cut-half of which went to the wealthiest 1% of Americans-Bush promised in 2001 that it would produce 800,000 new jobs. In fact, the economy has lost 2.7 million jobs since Bush took office, again, the worst economic performance since the Great Depression.
The effects of Bush's tax cut on the deficit and debt are exactly what we would expect having seen Reagan's results-only worse. Bush inherited from Clinton a fiscal surplus of $127 billion. In his first year he turned that into a deficit of $158 billion. In this, his second year, he will run a deficit of over $400 billion-a swing to the worse of over $600 billion in only two years.
Now Bush has sold us on still another megadose of this same Supply Side voodoo. Two thirds of his new $350 billion tax cut will go to the top 10% of income earners. Bush's Congressional ally, Tom DeLay, promises more such cuts for every year Bush is in office.
The long term effects of these policies are profoundly damaging. When Bush took office, the government's ten year surplus was forecast to total $5.6 trillion. This was critical to building fiscal soundness as the Baby Boomers begin to retire.
Now, the ten year forecast projects a cumulative deficit of $1.1 trillion, a net loss of $6.7 trillion in only two years. With the exception of World Wars, this is the greatest, most rapid destruction of public wealth in the history of the world.”

http://www.counterpunch.org/freeman05302003.html

2006-09-26 08:02:23 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2006-09-26 07:57:27 · 1 answers · asked by Angie 3 in Government

I say develope new energy and get out of there. They 're just to volital over there. And let's face it were dying to protect U.S. oil assets over there and can't be cost effective forever paying daily for our armies there (and now they want 60,000 more men!)

2006-09-26 07:56:39 · 12 answers · asked by Androcalies 1 in Military

Is it because they tend to have enough money to buy a computer or ????????..........Tom Science

2006-09-26 07:56:12 · 20 answers · asked by tom science 4 in Politics

Where do I find legal cases to support this>

2006-09-26 07:54:43 · 9 answers · asked by elshe1919 1 in Law & Ethics

I'm looking for feedback on one of my responses to an Iraq question. Please visit this question (link below) and comment on my response...ID - Laughing Man Copy (Towards the Bottom)

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2006-09-26 07:54:21 · 4 answers · asked by Laughing Man Copycat 5 in Politics

My friend got caught drinking and driving in NYC and he lives in PA and they told him he has to complete a program or class of some kind, but he can't remember what the program/class is called. Any ideas?

2006-09-26 07:53:16 · 3 answers · asked by ashleighana83 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

2006-09-26 07:52:51 · 2 answers · asked by HEY boo boo 6 in Law & Ethics

I'm looking for feedback on one of my responses to an Iraq question. Please visit this question and comment on my response...ID - Laughing Man Copy (Towards the Bottom)

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2006-09-26 07:52:21 · 4 answers · asked by Laughing Man Copycat 5 in Politics

how is it criminal still get caught for a crime like murder, with no murder weapon found, no survelience, no eye witnesses, and no dna on their clothes,

Ive always wondered that, these cops seem likethey have an all seeing eye, either that or you hae other ways someone can still be linked to a crime

2006-09-26 07:52:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

The Civil procedure for the litigation a basic Code of Laws relating to the the Courts of Civil Judicature. Social setup and the problems faced by the common man - quite different than today. The law always needed to be amended from time to time to keep it in consonance with ever developing society. A Complicated law of technicalities that due to these complications the parties suffer irreparable loss on account of any mistake of omission and /or commission by not following strictly the provisions of this law. Even a well versed lawyer also can be ensnared by these mistakes. Resultantly the client suffers losses. It requires to be enacted such an easy code that a common educated person can be able to understand the procedure. Mere non-compliance of the present system of procedural law, some time, the controversy between the parties realistically and logically is not possibly being determined and solved by the courts. I had sent my research to rmy Govt. officials but have not got resut

2006-09-26 07:50:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

Bush is going to go down as one of the worst presidents of all time. An embarassment people like you will no longer care to admit that you once supported. Right after this maloderous gang is given the door -- history will not be kind. (If they give up the power easily in '08'. We'll see). As of today I can not get one person to admit they voted for Bush.

2006-09-26 07:50:01 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

Hospitals: Aid to offset costs of immigrants is necessary
September 24, 2006
Jennifer C. Smith
Monitor Staff Writer


MISSION — Between 20 and 25 undocumented immigrants arrive each week for kidney dialysis at Mission Regional Medical Center’s emergency room.

“They have no way of paying for it, and in six months they rack up $750,000,” said Mitch Ladyman, the hospital’s trauma coordinator. “That’s just a number we’ll never get reimbursed.”

And while the federal government has a $1 billion federal program intended to help with unpaid hospital emergency care, a recent Associated Press report shows a large chunk of that money has gone uncollected by cash-strapped hospitals.

Federal officials can’t explain why overburdened communities have not grabbed the cash.

Nationally, only 15 percent of the money has been handed out three-quarters of the way through the program’s first year, according to the AP.

Texas as a whole is slated to receive almost $25 million for the 2006 fiscal year.

Rio Grande Valley hospital officials say they take whatever disbursement they can or risk cutting hospital services essential to the community.

“We’ve definitely applied for and have definitely gotten some of it,” said Dan McLean, CEO at South Texas Health Systems in McAllen, which includes McAllen Medical Center and Edinburg Regional Medical Center.

The health group has collected about $2.41 million since it filed its first claim for its five facilities in February 2006.

That may seem large, but in the last eight months alone, the hospitals have provided more than $118 million in uncompensated care, said hospital group spokeswoman Dalinda Guillen.

The $1 billion financial dispensation is through September 2008 and authorized under the 2003 Medicare law. Hospitals are paid a percentage of the ER costs on quarterly cycles, so they receive money six to nine months after the actual procedures.

Some hospitals are reluctant to apply for funds because they don’t want to do the paperwork, say hospital and public health officials. The government also trims submitted hospital bills and returns money based on costs, not on services provided.

Hospitals feel uncomfortable asking patients about their citizenship status.

“A lot of undocumented patients already don’t access care,” said Sonal Ambegaokar, a health policy attorney at the National Immigration Law Center, a non-partisan policy center that works with low-income immigrants based in Los Angeles.

“The few that go in, if they hear they are being asked about their immigration status, they’ll assume they’ll not be able to get care … that will affect the public health.”

Local hospitals dismiss the objections, noting the required paperwork is only two pages long and their employees are trained to sensitively ask questions.

“I understand the reluctance of a hospital that doesn’t see that many undocumented patients,” said Mission hospital Chief Financial Officer Randy Slack. “But when you’re treating a number of undocumented patients, it’s worth your while to go through all the hoops and troubles to get partial reimbursements.”

Mission’s hospital has also received a “six-figure amount,” he said.

“It covers cost of supplies and labor, operations to treat those patients who are undocumented,” Slack said. “If money went away, we might have to find other areas to cut to keep bottom line balanced.”

For South Texas Health Systems, the trauma room or pediatric ICU unit could become financial casualties if it continues to lose money through uncollected ER care, McLean said.

2006-09-26 07:48:10 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

Sorry, it doesn't quite work that way. One of the reasons we live here is the RIGHT to dissent....to criticize our government and (hopefully) shift the direction in which it moves. Just like you right-winger neo-fascists. You've done alright for yourselves, since '84. Now we see the end result of all that small minded hate, greed and bigotry -- war without end and looming fiscal calamity for our future.
Rome and Germany - two other once great empires, were republics too. Then they started down the slippery slope of authoritarianism and fascism. No republic ever survives this. The complete take over of government by the corporate elites. War as a business.
One day you goose-stepping goobers will be on par with the brownshirts or the MCarthyites. How we bankrupted all our children's futures in the quest for oil. Too bad. If we were so truly great we would SOLVE our energy problems and get out of the middle east.
Bush is going to go down as one of the worst presidents of all time. An embarassment people like you will no longer care to admit that you once supported. Right after this maloderous gang is given the door -- history will not be kind. (If they give up the power easily in '08'. We'll see).

We're going to stay right here and do what we can to save this country from people like you. You leave. Be a part of the solution instead of the problem.

2006-09-26 07:47:07 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

2006-09-26 07:46:02 · 8 answers · asked by Csbbot 1 in Politics

this is for the lame conspiracy therorist, WHy can't you accept that the radical islamist hate us and want us destroyed ? NO, instead you blame our president and try to sheild Clinton for his failure as well, why?

Demolitions for the towers, yeah whatever. WHY CAN"T you accept they hate us?

We are a free nation , they want everyone to be miserable and living in the stone ages like they do. I bet if it had been a democrat in the white house all the libs would be defending him saying NO he was to busy playing house!
IT IS everyones failure, there were the ones who tried to warn BUT were stonewalled. The president has to go on what he is told by the CIA and FBI which wasnt much

SO WHy can't you accept that 9/11 happened by islamist radicals that would rather slit your throat and shat down your neck ?
Not a Bush lover, an american lover

2006-09-26 07:45:21 · 15 answers · asked by wilowdreams 5 in Politics

America is responsible for the birth of Taliban, which it used against then USSR in Afganistan. It gave help to Pakistan which is now the training ground of terrorists all over the world. It is said that Bin Laden in his earlier times was helped by USA for its vested interests.

2006-09-26 07:45:17 · 26 answers · asked by dragon77 2 in Government

They would vote democrat, and the democrats would win. They are tired of the moderates like Mccain trying to get in. By doing this in 2008, and giving it to the democrats, would republicans become more conservative in 2012?

2006-09-26 07:44:54 · 10 answers · asked by james w 3 in Politics

when i was 14 i got a class b felony for 2nd degree asault. i am now 18 with a daugther, job. how can i get it off and fast because at my apartment were im living i had to fill out an applaction (because i just turned 18) and it came up i had a feloney. if i dont get it off soon i'll get kicked out

P.S. in seattle , washington

2006-09-26 07:44:24 · 11 answers · asked by myannambaby 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

2006-09-26 07:43:59 · 5 answers · asked by miss_o41014 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

2006-09-26 07:43:21 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

Do we condemn all businessmen for the actions of Ken Lay? Should all businessmen be rallying to condemn him?
Do we condemn all children for the actions of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold? (Columbine School Massacre)
Should children have afterschool clubs to speak out against the massacre?
Do we condemn all christians for the actions of Timothy McVeigh? Have you appeared on tv to condemn McVeigh?

Then why do we automatically condemn all muslims?

2006-09-26 07:43:02 · 13 answers · asked by notme 5 in Politics

2006-09-26 07:42:25 · 3 answers · asked by HEY boo boo 6 in Government