Politics & Government - 12 October 2006

if we found out that there was a cure for aides and a cure for cancer/ if we found out about a conspiracy relating to 911/if we learned the whole truth about the war in Iraq/ if we found alien proof in roswell/ if we learned the truth about our debt to china/ if we saw gwb blowing a line off of osama bin ladens coffee table(lol) what would become of our nation? would we be able to survive the chaos that would follow the uproars?? its kinda scary...like i want to know, but it easier(safer!) to be in the dark about it all??

2006-10-12 18:25:59 · 16 answers · asked by thatgirluknow 3 in Other - Politics & Government

Why is it that the taxpayer pays with money and lives and the corporations get the contracts (not the government) and then these corproations get headquartered in Bahamas so they don't pay taxes

2006-10-12 18:24:41 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

I was turning left on a 4 lane street, while the light was red the left lane arrow was green but the jeep in front of me was going so slow it was yellow when i went through and by the time i made it on the side street it was red and got my picture taken and so did the jeep in front of me. What can I do about this? I plan on taking it to court and hoping that the DA will dismiss the charges, since we only have one red light camera in our town and there have been mishappenings in the past.

2006-10-12 18:23:26 · 9 answers · asked by ~*~*Jen~*~*~ 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

The Republicans lost the Vietnam war. Will they bail out and cut and run from Iraq? I'm betting they will. What do you believe?

2006-10-12 18:22:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

I am a Republican, and I really believe in helping the needy but through private organizations. The government has already proven that they can't mange money. The problem that I have with a lot of poor people is that most are in their predicament because of the choices they made in life. What is even more sad is that they continue to make these bad choices time and time again. I am a part owner of a restaurant and I have seen this time and time again. Their attitude is that the government will take care of them. Sad. What gets me the most is when people continue to have more kids when they can't even support the ones that they have. The cycle will never end. What has happened to self responsibility in this society?

2006-10-12 18:22:09 · 12 answers · asked by haterade 3 in Politics

2006-10-12 18:20:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

what date do we get a new president, who is running, who do u want to win and why?

2006-10-12 18:20:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

the CONServatives do anything?

2006-10-12 18:17:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

It seems to work like this. In April, some prognosticator issues a report that there will be lots of hurricanes this year. So the oil producers raise the price of oil for delivery in November (the future). The gas companies then raise the prices at the pump IMMEDIATELY, even though the gas they're selling today only cost them half that to produce. Both the gas and the oil company reap huge profits. Then the prediction of the hurricanes does not happen, so in retrospect we all paid excessive prices for gas in order to offset the impact of a shortage that never occurred.

That pretty much cover it?

2006-10-12 18:17:47 · 4 answers · asked by Chredon 5 in Politics

2006-10-12 18:17:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Please tell us about it.

2006-10-12 18:14:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

WASHINGTON (ABD) - With violence spiking in Iraq and no end in sight, the United States is uneasily adjusting for a longer, more difficult fight that could tie down US ground forces for four more years. ( Just like Vietnam )

General George Casey, the top US commander in Iraq, served notice in Washington this week that levels of violence there have never been higher and are likely to stay high for some time.

Gunmen massacred nine staff members of a Baghdad satellite television firm Thursday, another day of car bombings and killings that have intensified during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

"We assume it will still get worse before its get better," said Major General William Caldwell, the US military spokesman in Baghdad. "We expect violence to continue to increase over the next two weeks, until the end of Ramadan." We don't know if the USA can win.

2006-10-12 18:13:16 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

The Star Spangled banner is an awful song about our flag. The melody is awful and it is very awkward to sing.
"America the Beautiful" is a lovely song and is actually about the United States!! Not just the darn flag!! Who's with me!?!? Write your congressperson!!

2006-10-12 18:12:10 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Would you borrow $200,000 in order to pay your bills, with the expectation that your children would pay it off for you? I don't know any parent who wouldn't want to pay their own debts so that their children can start life free and clear. So why do we keep electing people who have a track record of spending extravagantly today and putting the debt off until it's our childrens' problem?

Should anyone who voted to raise the debt ceiling be booted out of office?

2006-10-12 18:12:01 · 5 answers · asked by Chredon 5 in Politics

2006-10-12 18:11:22 · 2 answers · asked by JOB D 1 in Other - Politics & Government

should have never ,got rid of the draft

2006-10-12 18:10:59 · 20 answers · asked by romance 2 in Government

I would imagine that this is going to be big news, even though British PM Tony Blair doesn't like what this military chief is saying. After all, Blair is a lame duck, and Bush will be one too after the midterm elections.

The following is a web link to the story from CBS News.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/12/world/main2086694.shtml

2006-10-12 18:08:23 · 6 answers · asked by Shelley 3 in Politics

..and is that their excuse for them to stay - permanently?

I mean - permanently.

2006-10-12 18:08:13 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

2006-10-12 18:07:53 · 2 answers · asked by JOB D 1 in Other - Politics & Government

If you are lower class, you don't really pay that much in taxes anyway compared to the rest of society. I laugh when I see kids and students rant and rave about taxes when they don't even pay that much. Wait and see when you have a decent paying job. I bet you will think differently about taxes.

2006-10-12 18:05:58 · 18 answers · asked by haterade 3 in Politics

are there statistics that evaluate the amount that the war generates in our economy...

Republicans say that the reveune is generated by tax cuts... which some probably is... but I also think that the war generates a HUGE amount of revenue... so basically what I'm asking is... how do you tell what is actually driving the economy... and how much of an affect is each having?

are there any studies that look at this issue?

I'm looking for facts and cites... you can state your opinion.. but I already know what most opinions on the issue are already...

2006-10-12 18:05:55 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

This is the question

2006-10-12 18:03:43 · 7 answers · asked by becke.anne 1 in Other - Politics & Government

they both swollow anything without question.

2006-10-12 18:02:41 · 6 answers · asked by Work In Progress 3 in Civic Participation

Whatever you think about Jim Gilchrist, the man who founded The Minuteman Project, you've got to give him this: All signs indicate that his opposition to illegal immigration is an honestly held conviction.
That's one reason I'd listen to him speak. Here are two more: His convictions are shared by many Americans, and the organization he founded has transformed the immigration debate. A man like that can teach you something, whether you find his rhetoric as inspiring as the Sermon on the Mount or as wrongheaded as Hugo Chavez's speech to the United Nations.
Maybe what he teaches you is that illegal immigration really is a problem. Or maybe he teaches you to better understand Minutemen whose actions you vehemently oppose. Agree or disagree, he's an influential man and one who has thought a great deal about the immigration debate.
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_4478840

the rest could be read there, why cant they let him speak?or any other one talking for that matter?

2006-10-12 18:02:15 · 16 answers · asked by NoBama For Me 2 in Immigration

Or am I way off, and its ultimate function is something totally different?

2006-10-12 18:02:14 · 3 answers · asked by big-brother 3 in Politics

Is there a politician out there that has really stood up for your core beliefs?

Someone who really made you proud and helped to regain some of your faith in the political process?

2006-10-12 17:56:29 · 15 answers · asked by big-brother 3 in Politics

2006-10-12 17:55:48 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Restating the question:
What is the revelance of arguements or points made by the Federalists and Anti-Federalists to contemporary events under our present government?

Current events relating to the major differences between the Feds and Anti-feds, would be really beneficial to me, if anyone can help. Thank you, i really appreciate it-Angela

2006-10-12 17:54:20 · 1 answers · asked by angela 1 in Civic Participation

2006-10-12 17:53:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Civic Participation

Bush: You can't fence the entire border, but what you can do is, you can use a combination of fencing and technology to make it easier for the Border Patrol to enforce our border. I happen to believe, however, that, in order to make sure the border is fully secure, we need a guest worker program, so people aren't sneaking in, in the first place.*

even with a guest workers pass it still will not keep them, fence it all and shoot on site, thats my opinion

2006-10-12 17:52:36 · 17 answers · asked by NoBama For Me 2 in Immigration