Politics & Government - 28 December 2006

John Edwards or Obama?

2006-12-28 01:42:41 · 14 answers · asked by Longhaired Freaky Person 1 in Politics

Clinton smoked weed
Bush did coke

Obama admitted in his book that he smoked marijuana and was a cokehead.

Does this send a message to young kids that it is ok to do drugs because you can still become the President?

2006-12-28 01:42:19 · 7 answers · asked by Abu 5 in Politics

I mean, 100% white, instead of only 50% white

2006-12-28 01:37:28 · 20 answers · asked by Longhaired Freaky Person 1 in Politics

2006-12-28 01:36:31 · 14 answers · asked by Spiny Norman 7 in Law & Ethics

President of Merchant association has requested authorities to allow them to a notice saying that any one who come in burkha should show his / her face while trading on sales counter.
There are two thefts with use of burkha andfrom the vidio the person cannot be identified due to burkha. M J Akbar rejected this but dint offer any solution on StarNew. What are your views.

2006-12-28 01:36:08 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

Check out the headline!
http://news.yahoo.com/

2006-12-28 01:34:13 · 8 answers · asked by Tofu Jesus 5 in Politics

Please give me some credible sources and no one sided bs sites, please!

2006-12-28 01:33:54 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Is there any places or programs that I can get in touch with to send my care package overseas for little or no cost. Don't get me wrong I LOVE sending care packages, as I send quite a few, but by the time I spend $25-30 on a package I really hate having to pay almost the same amount to ship it. Is there any easier, cheaper way?

2006-12-28 01:33:52 · 8 answers · asked by artchic1984 2 in Military

Does that have an extremely unpatriotic ring to it? Why weren't those troops helping with policing missions here at home in the first place?

2006-12-28 01:32:27 · 20 answers · asked by Red Winged Bandit 4 in Military

When will it end. i have family over there that i havent seen since the war started, will it ever end?

2006-12-28 01:29:06 · 21 answers · asked by XxNeaNeaxX 2 in Military

This question is really for people who have a handicap parking permit for someone other than his or herself. But feel free to answer. Do you use the handicap permit when you are driving by yourself and your grandmother or other disabled relative is not with you? And why? I'm just curious because people are ALWAYS complaining about seeing someone park in a handicap space when the person doesn't look disabled.

2006-12-28 01:28:52 · 22 answers · asked by Paddington 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

2006-12-28 01:26:57 · 10 answers · asked by truce_love_10 1 in Military

2006-12-28 01:23:11 · 16 answers · asked by Quickie 3 in Politics

the us military is most powerful on earth.but while their air force and navy are overwhelming their army and marines are not.hypothetically could the us military fight and defeat a combination of china,russia and france and still win-without calling in help from britain and israel.

2006-12-28 01:21:38 · 14 answers · asked by anyathe 1 in Military

2006-12-28 01:18:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

YES!

2006-12-28 01:16:56 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

It seems that a candidate has only California and New York to win, plus a few other states and they will win an election with such high points in Cali and NY, while only actually winning in 5 or 6 states out of 50. Does this seem messed up to anyone besides me??

2006-12-28 01:09:24 · 12 answers · asked by KEVIN C 1 in Politics

I meant do we go to another country in droves and expect them to change THEIR language to ours? and Txlady its far more important than painting street colors.....read the news more. This country was built on legal immigration and I am all for it..but this is getting serious when our states are having to vote on a language!!

2006-12-28 01:08:17 · 13 answers · asked by Gypsygrl 5 in Government

2006-12-28 01:07:51 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

why are they trying to wipe out Christians in Somalia and wipe out Africans in Sudan? why so much extremist activity. Everywhere you turn there is a war on innocent civilians from Muslims. I thought they were a peaceful religion, why are they causing so much strife? Is this the media that is exploiting them or are they really cruel?

Why do they have to force their religion on everybody? Personally its getting me upset and I am sick and tired of Muslims starting (thats right I said it) trouble not only with Americans but other countries as well? Why can't they get off their high horse and continue praising Allah and leave everybody alone?

2006-12-28 01:07:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

........... to create your own freedom
2. Or should you just live with whatever freedom that the government can give you?

2006-12-28 01:06:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

From a USA Today study of government debt:

"Americans' government obligations are five times what people owe for

mortgages, car loans, credit cards and other personal debt. The $57.8 trillion liability is the amount that government needs now, stashed away and earning interest, to generate enough cash to pay future obligations. The obligations are valued in today's dollars and come due as early as in a few days, when Treasury bills mature, to as long as 75 years for Social Security and Medicare.

"Like an unpaid credit card bill, the balance grows every year - about $25,000 per household annually.

"Taxpayer liabilities grew 20% in the past two years, 13% above the inflation rate.

"What's behind the increase:

"Medicare. The health care program for the elderly saw its long-term deficit grow $4.5 trillion from 2004. The causes: higher medical costs and an aging population. Not a factor: the new Medicare prescription drug benefit. It was included in the 2004 number.

"Social Security. The program's deficit for workers and beneficiaries already in the system grew $2.5 trillion over two years. Reason: Each generation gets benefits greater than the last, so the program automatically gets more out of balance every year.

"Government retirement benefits. Pension and retiree medical benefits for civil servants and military personnel are more generous than those for private-sector workers. But government has not set aside as much money as private companies to pay the costs."

The Law of Limp tells us why debts are doomed to grow to such proportions. Like the Fed, the feds flew into temptation…and limped back to sanity only reluctantly, hesitantly and partially. They were quick to loosen the purse strings and slow to tighten them. Deficits were many; surpluses were few. The red numbers burgeoned; the black ones shrank. The feds ran over the budget to counteract the downturns in the business cycle, but they forgot to run under the budget to counteract the upturns. And so, the debt mounted up.

During the administration of George W. Bush alone, more debt has been added than during all the administrations put together since that of George Washington.

But wait a minute, you may be thinking, "Isn't there a war on? Isn't that the real reason debts have exploded? And doesn't it make sense to pay the costs of fighting a war - no matter how great they may be - so that future generations may live in liberty?"

We have two answers to this: "no" and "it depends."

2006-12-28 01:04:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

I'm a Liberal, for the most part, but I would depart with most liberals over abortion. I'm opposed to gay marriage and I'm a strong supporter of free speech.

So, how about you? Where do you depart from most conservatives, if you're a conservative, or from most liberals if you're a liberal?

2006-12-28 01:04:23 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

How many of you out there think that it's wrong to have a member of our senate or congress to have citizenships in more than just our country? We have several, and I just don't believe that they can have our best interest in mind when making decisions that can benefit their other country as well... what do you think?

2006-12-28 01:02:56 · 12 answers · asked by lizbeyond1973 2 in Other - Politics & Government

Should we leave New York since 1.5 people are murdered there each day?

2006-12-28 01:01:15 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

doing the right thing takes some courage most of the time. The small baby that is saved from losing it's mother will thank you.

2006-12-28 01:00:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

How many truly believe that our occupation of Iraq does NOT have anything to do with strategic influence and control of oil supplies in that region and profitablility of, primarily, U.S. oil companies?

Think about it, THE most profitable time for U.S. oil companies has been since the occupation of Iraq. Does the current administration really care about the "freedom" of the Iraqie people or would they be just as happy if Iraq was a dictatorship, as long as it was friendly to the U.S. (aka Iran under the Shah) and allowed us access to thier oil resources?

2006-12-28 00:56:26 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2006-12-28 00:55:18 · 1 answers · asked by volpe77320 1 in Politics

A LOVED ONE WAS STABBED THE MAN WAS CAUGHT BUT WITNESSES SAW THE MANS GIRLFRIEND FLEE THE SCENE WITH THE WEAPON IT APPEARED TO BE A KNIFE. SHE WAS HELD IN JAIL TILL MORNING WHEN BONDED OUT SHE WAS FACING AGG.*** CHARGES IF SHE DID NOT TURN IN THE WEAPON. THE MAN WENT TO COURT AND CONVICTED GIVEN 9YRS FOR THE CRIME EVEN IF THERE WAS NO WEAPON AND HE HIMSELF PLED GUILTY. NOW IF HE PLED GUILTY WHY WASNT SHE CONVICTED BUT ON TOP OF ALL THAT SHE A YEAR LATER SHE GETS WORK AS A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER. I WAS ASTONISHED BY THE NEWS WAS SHE ABLE TO GET A LICENSE FOR THAT AFTER WHAT SHE MIGHT HAVE HAD IN HER BACKGROUND CHECK. OR DID THE STATE JUST OVERLOOKED IT. HMM.. GOOD PAY FOR HER TO SUPPORT HER BOYFRIEND IN PRISON. NOW IM THINKING OF MOVING TO DIMMIT COUNTY "CARRIZO SPRINGS TX" FOR A BREAK LIKE THAT.

2006-12-28 00:53:47 · 7 answers · asked by VICKIE R 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

That is so much better than most Americans can afford but the rest of us have don't?

2006-12-28 00:51:32 · 12 answers · asked by janet 3 in Politics