Politics & Government - 10 December 2006

Does George deserve a christmas gift? Will Santa be nice and give him a clue?

2006-12-10 06:23:53 · 16 answers · asked by Nic 2 in Other - Politics & Government

2006-12-10 06:22:04 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

I have no idea what that means but big made up words are HOT :)
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:)

2006-12-10 06:21:29 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2006-12-10 06:19:19 · 15 answers · asked by j-chris 1 in Politics

White House now "HOSTILE" to Iraq report; Bush insists on "victory"--NY Times

2006-12-10 06:18:06 · 14 answers · asked by Sean 4 in Politics

2006-12-10 06:16:21 · 9 answers · asked by jb 2 in Military

I've seen a fair amount of footage on the war in Iraq, on the internet. Most soldiers seem to have the M-4 carbine, or a SAW automatic Rifle. Anything else you can think of?

2006-12-10 06:16:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

I care for a friend who is disabled. I am not paid,do not have health care and my friend's family does not seem to care.
I am an RN.

Any financial help available?

2006-12-10 06:13:28 · 3 answers · asked by Karen 2 in Law & Ethics

was a food what would he be?

was an animal what would he be

was a car what would he be

was a color what color would he be

wore women's clothing what would his favorite thing to wear be and why

was kinky what would be his kink

had to choose between shooting his wife or Dick Cheney who would he choose

was in adult films what would his name be

had a yahoo username what would it be

was gay would he be a top or a bottom? Why?

was a doctor what would his specialty be?

was a woman what would her name be?

could meet a famous dead person who would that erson be

2006-12-10 06:11:46 · 3 answers · asked by dicksee87015 1 in Politics

A close friend was stabbed twice last night..one in the abdomen nearly killing him the other on his left side. The charge for this should be?

2006-12-10 06:11:07 · 5 answers · asked by royale_brat 2 in Law & Ethics

George Bush's face???

2006-12-10 06:10:30 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I am writing web page on the topic of ignorant voters and would like more information on this to be sure that my ideas are correct. I do not like to be wrong, and would rather learn the truth more than fight for my own opinion if it may be wrong. My question is, "In the United States of America the people have a say in how this country is run, but how much do the American people know about running a country?"

2006-12-10 06:10:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

Please give details of the differences between these two.

I have seen numerous answers and questions which assume that supporting the death penalty and not abortion is hypocritical, or vice versa. So I thought it was time to try and establish some kind of consensus about this subject.

As always, the best answer gets 10 points and my respect.

2006-12-10 06:09:38 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

i know,most is old hat by now,but still think,that the second attack in terrorist, but only to silence saddam.

2006-12-10 06:07:31 · 3 answers · asked by Nanno D 3 in Politics

will the president listen to the Iraq Study Group or will he let his pride, lack of intelligence, and arrogence get in the way?

2006-12-10 06:05:23 · 15 answers · asked by Jake D 2 in Politics

how common is it? Are there any good websites that provide statistics of corruption in this country?

2006-12-10 06:01:45 · 12 answers · asked by ShanaJ 4 in Law & Ethics

2006-12-10 05:59:01 · 2 answers · asked by alderaan_85 1 in Other - Politics & Government

Can you think of any really funny MILITARY saying's that would go good on an shirt? Maybe something about Iraq, Bootcamp, cadence, or Bush? We're making shirts to send to the troops. Please help with some ideas! Thank you!

2006-12-10 05:58:17 · 8 answers · asked by Perfectly Insane 5 in Military

This was a news article with Peta in trouble again. Who do these people think they are???


The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are in hot water with police following a dog napping incident in Virginia

Southampton County detectives in Virginia are investigating a dognapping. They abducted a Walker Hound Wednesday at about 10 in the morning.

The hounds are known for tracking foxes and deer, And in Southampton County, hunters often let these dogs roam free for hours to sniff out prey.

That's what this particular dog was doing Wednesday when two PETA workers found it. Deputies say a witness saw the women take the dog from the side of the road and lead it into their PETA- marked car.

Apparently the dogs were wearing collars that they later found on the side of the road.

2006-12-10 05:57:55 · 6 answers · asked by bon b 4 in Law & Ethics

Don't count George Allen out
Ed Lynch

Lynch is chairman of the Roanoke County Republican Party.

In the wake of the Senate election results in Virginia , George Allen's political obituary is being written ... again. By my count, this is the fifth time political experts have tried to shovel dirt on his grave, prematurely.

In the 2008 presidential polls, which started coming out within hours of the 2006 elections, Allen's name is not even included, although Democratic polls still include Al Gore, John Kerry and Howard Dean. Losing a single election does not necessarily mean permanent exile from presidential consideration.

There is no reason to assume Allen is definitively out of the 2008 race, although his task is formidable. The pundits who are writing him off ignore some pertinent facts.

First, there was no other candidate in the United States whom the national Democratic Party worked harder to destroy this year. Democrats tried to defeat most other Republicans; they worked to savage Allen.

Every part of the Democratic coalition -- the mainstream media, labor, the anti-war left, and both Bill and Hillary Clinton -- descended on Virginia to defeat Allen. Moreover, they did so by using their most vile campaign tactics, making Allen's race almost a microcosm of Democratic dirty tricks.

The Democrats, by their actions, have declared Allen to be the front-runner for 2008, even if Republicans have not yet done so. Allen's opponents are deathly afraid of him, and always have been.

Second, in spite of all of the Democrats' efforts, Allen lost by only about 9,000 votes, out of more than 2.3 million cast. A change of only three votes per precinct, and Allen would be starting his second term as U.S. Senator, and, I might add for those pundits who see a Democratic mandate in the national results, the Republicans would still be in control of the Senate.

Third, it is not cable news political pundits -- least of all the now-discredited Larry Sabato -- who get to choose the candidates for the GOP nomination. That task belongs to hard-working, dedicated Republican political activists, in places like Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and, yes, Virginia.

One Iowa GOP county chair recently called me to ask about Allen. He began by saying, "Lots of us are looking for someone we can really get behind," and he finished our conversation by asking, "So how do I get aboard this train?" Look for Allen to continue to receive invitations to the early primary states.

For Republican primary voters, Allen can come to symbolize the mud-slinging, no-holds-barred, do-absolutely-anything-to-win Democratic campaign of 2006.

It was a year in which some Democratic bloggers openly hoped for another terrorist attack so that President Bush could be blamed and a Democratic majority assured.

Democrats got their majority and created millions of Republican activists looking for the best way to retaliate. Voting for the man whom Democrats tried hardest to defeat will hold a definite appeal.

I do not mean to minimize the difficulty of Allen's task, or excuse the mistakes of his 2006 campaign. But the adversity has immunized him from further personal attack. By 2008, personal attacks on Allen will reek of yesterday's news.

Moreover, he is now the consummate underdog, as he was when he ran for governor in 1993. He can run the sort of aggressive, anti-establishment, insurgent campaign at which he is best.

Allen's political obituary has been written before. In 1979, after he lost his first political race, pundits in Charlottesville wrote him off.

In 1993, after a poor performance at a debate, no less an authority than the then-head of the Republican Party of Virginia gave up on Allen.

And Harris Miller, who ran against Jim Webb in the Democratic primary, tried to pronounce Allen dead and buried on the day of Allen's inauguration as governor.

In fact, 2006 offers an exact parallel from earlier in Allen's career. In 1991, after Allen served one term in Congress, the entire Virginia Democratic establishment collaborated to redraw the state's congressional district lines to deny Allen his seat. And the Democrats congratulated themselves for successfully doing so. Two years later, the Democrats' glib smugness vanished, as Allen returned, this time as governor.

Now, after Allen served one term in the Senate, the entire national Democratic establishment collaborated to smear his character, destroy his reputation and deny him his seat. And they are, once again, congratulating themselves for doing so.

Democrats should have learned to be more careful what they wish for. History sometimes repeats itself.

http://www.roanoke.com/editorials/commentary/wb/wb/xp-94318

2006-12-10 05:55:32 · 6 answers · asked by stoopnow 2 in Elections

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2006-12-10 05:55:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

I am about to move and will be filling out one of those change of address forms at the post office. Anyone know how long they will forward my mail? I don't even want to change my address if they will for a year because then I will probably change it again after 6 months being that I move around a lot while in college

2006-12-10 05:55:15 · 2 answers · asked by DGawf 2 in Government

I think he has a very good chance

2006-12-10 05:53:32 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

2006-12-10 05:48:20 · 7 answers · asked by terminator_3000 1 in Military

2006-12-10 05:48:13 · 15 answers · asked by tarvinearl 1 in Government

2006-12-10 05:47:47 · 11 answers · asked by terminator_3000 1 in Military

I got a speeding ticket at the end of November here in Michigan. I cannot have 2 points on my license at all because of my job as an EMT or I will get fired.

I worte a letter to the court explaing to the judge that I could not have two more points on my license because of my EMT job.
I also expressed my desire to become a better driver and if I could take a drivers improvment class and pay the ticket but not get the points on my license. I got a letter in the mail from the court saying that I have a court date in January and that after the Judge read my letter that she wanted to set up an informal hearing on the matter. My question is what am I going to expect now. Does that mean that I could very well take the driver improvment class? Does she want me to come in and discuss it or what does it mean that she wants a hearing on the mater after she read my letter?

2006-12-10 05:43:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

A British Historian was jailed after being found guilty of Holocaust denial at a trial in Austria. He disputed the existence of gas chambers at Auschwitz. A number of European countries have laws against Holocaust denial but would the distortion of such a fundamental period of history greater than the right to express contrary interpretations - however unpleasant, and indeed inaccurate, they may be.

2006-12-10 05:41:45 · 23 answers · asked by Ms Bleu 2 in Law & Ethics

I have seen some documentaries about WWII and what we did to win that war. It seems that we are "pussy footing" around in Iraq. Please, no offence to all that are there now or will be. But I just needed to know.

2006-12-10 05:41:14 · 12 answers · asked by talowakse 2 in Military

Its obvious and without any doubt its Britain. Not being big headed but man for man we would beat Ameica hands down. The training is better, harder, more complex, more rewarding at the end and has a proper history behind it. History is not going to win any wars but gives a sense of something to aspire to. The Americans are all well and good as an army because they have the size and the WMD ( which they would no doubt use with the moron of a president they have ) and can scare all the little nations with very little in terms of armed forces. Britain on the other hand can put fear into most countries by hinting the might send its forces in and then theres the SAS. It blitzes any similar special forces group on earth and can win a war single handedly. Now they may not technically the British army but they are under the command of it so they fall into the catagory. I understand the Americans are going to moon and groan saying uh yeh but duh we won WWII for you. Yeh course you did course!!

2006-12-10 05:39:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military