Politics & Government - 12 July 2007

If anyone watched the Presidents "news conference" this morning, can anyone tell us what plane of reality he walks through, what fairy-tale cloud does he live on or what planet he has dropped down from?

He says things are going well? He says that he must protect the "constituency" of the military, military families, and the enemy???? He says, in effect, that our opinion doesn't count and we simply don't have what it takes to "understand" what is going on and what is needed???

Does anyone have any opinions about what he had to say - or bumble through this morning??

I try to be objective when listening to him..I WANT to believe that he knows what he is doing..but, folks, it just doesn't happen.

I'd love to hear from you guys....seriously - without rancor. Give us your take on it.....

2007-07-12 04:38:39 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Meaning no taxation of poor people but taxing wealthier people at an increasing percentage as the size of their estate goes up.

I have already cited the Thomas Jefferson quote. Here is Theodore Roosevelt:

"The absence of effective state, and, especially, national, restraint upon unfair money getting has tended to create a small class of enormously wealthy and economically powerful men, whose chief object is to hold and increase their power... No man should receive a dollar unless that dollar has been fairly earned. Every dollar received should represent a dollar's worth of service rendered -- not gambling in stocks, but service rendered. The really big fortune, the swollen fortune, by the mere fact of its size acquires qualities which differentiate it in kind as well as in degree from what is possessed by men of relatively small means."

2007-07-12 04:36:21 · 3 answers · asked by trovalta_stinks_2 3 in Politics

Why hasn't there been another successful terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 9/11?

Ever think that maybe we're keeping them too pre-occupied in the Middle East to plan anything big again for the U.S.?

2007-07-12 04:35:49 · 27 answers · asked by Maverick 6 in Politics

George Bush claims that Ieaving Iraq would allow the terrorists to attack the USA. He also claimed that the terrorists were able to attack the USA and kill 3000 people. Well, don't you think that if we had control of our borders instead of the drug cartels and the coyotes that 9/11 would have been much more difficult to pull off -- if not next to impossible? When will George W. Bush put the blame for 9/11/01 where it really belongs -- squarely on the U.S. Government and its failed policies and its failure to enforce the laws that it passed?

2007-07-12 04:27:16 · 15 answers · asked by Mindbender 4 in Government

On a vist to a local Shop i had a nasty fall when i slipped on a caution sign that was LAYING FLAT on the FLOOR.As i fell i twisted my shoulder and hit the floor with my knee. My knee has swollen up and has a nasty bruise from where it hit the sign and floor.
This happend right in frount of the check out tills where there were 4 till staff members none of which came to my assitance.After paying for my goods i got upset that none of the staff asked if i was all right until i pulled my trouser leg up to look at my knee and pointed out the swelling.As i was walking out of the store i was asked for my name and address for the accident book.
Now what happens?

2007-07-12 04:27:16 · 1 answers · asked by ace 2 in Law & Ethics

is this the first act of the fairness doctrine so Old farts get to listen to the Monkeees again?

2007-07-12 04:26:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

In essence, they did just the same thing (with equal amounts of proof.) So before you insult Mormons, take a good look at yourself.

2007-07-12 04:22:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

He almost got impeached for it! Plus they could have filed criminal charges of Sexual Contact with an Oceanic Animal. I know for a fact she wasn't on the endangered species list though.

2007-07-12 04:20:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

2007-07-12 04:20:39 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

And where it discusses the circumstances that the President can use to invoke it?

2007-07-12 04:20:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

REALLY?

Even if worst were to come to worst, and some incompetent President allowed a nuke to go off in NYC or DC, do you really think that would destroy America? I mean, there's still about 290 million people, do you expect us all to just convert to Islam and bow down to some Saudi living in an Afghan cave?

Personally, I don't fear Al-Qaeda. It will be a cold day in hell before a bunch of scattered militants conquered the Super Powers of the West.

2007-07-12 04:19:42 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-07-12 04:18:06 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-07-12 04:17:50 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Media was not shown the rescue, they were not allowed to show the ambulances coming to hospitals, early morning media was not allowed in cemetries around Islamabad. The parents and the loved ones are still inquiring about their children and still no trace. Just to befool the nation, as normally they do in our countries, lot of unused ammunications is dumped on display in a cellar. Having this amount of ammunication a handful of terriorists could last for months. It is a massacre on the part of Musharraf's govenment to kill innocent women and children just to catch few terrorists. Where are those students, boys, girls, women whose relatives are still looking for them for the last 8 days and yet no trace. Just to hide the exact figure, two bodies are laid in each coffin and in different cemetries. At one stage the makers of coffins told the media that an order to make 1000 conffins had been placed by army. What is the reality? What will be the consequences of this massacre? Pl comment.

2007-07-12 04:15:42 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

I have found that I am more and more frustrated with dealing with government agencies and other service related fields. For example, I sent in an application form and my CEU certificates to get my teaching certificate renewed. I received a call yesterday stating that I did not send in an application form, but they did get my CEU's. The application form and CEU's were attached and mailed in the same envelope. The office staff lost it and then acted as if I was in the wrong. They didn't even have the curtesy to apologize for losing my application form. They said that they were "doing me a favor" by letting me fax the application. Because of their negligence, I had to print out and fill in another form and drive 25 miles to my husband's work to fax it to them.
Another pet peeve of mine are people who work for the public who are not courteous or devote attention to their customers. I was wondering if any of you are disgruntled or had problems with the general work force.

2007-07-12 04:15:12 · 6 answers · asked by pianist/3rd grade teacher 1 in Law & Ethics

Like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN1hsVOL_K0

Like this? (towards the end of the video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEzRAWpsvzs

Or like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIuODSIuHLo
And to be fair...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJQ4eBVU8jY

Or something different? Feel free to find your own YouTube reaction!

2007-07-12 04:10:09 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

What about getting the IAEA back in North Korea? Was that Bush's policies just timing?

2007-07-12 04:08:33 · 28 answers · asked by John Galt 2 in Politics

Am just curious about its odd shape. Does the knife have special use for the shape? Or is it for symbolic purposes only?

Thanks a bunch

2007-07-12 04:05:58 · 6 answers · asked by bowen 6 in Military

2007-07-12 04:05:26 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-07-12 04:01:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

I'm getting worried. He owed me 4,000 credits, and now he's dead. Someone's paying, or I'll call the Exchange.

2007-07-12 04:00:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Cameron Diaz wants ladies to not keep the water running when they shave.

Others say one piece of TP to wipe your behind, can you come up with a list of other insane ideas proposed by lefties?

2007-07-12 03:58:42 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

oppressed?

Oppressed could be when the Koran, Allah or Muhammad is disrespected.
Or when another country is occupying a dominant Islamic country.
Or when Muslims convert to faith in Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God.

There are two types of Jihad. With the sword or in personal moral struggles.

This would include All types of Jihad, like car bombs (London) or suicide bombers (London). Or having weapons stored in their Mosques. Or Jihad against a different Islamic denomination for not being right in their own understanding.

2007-07-12 03:56:24 · 5 answers · asked by t_a_m_i_l 6 in Military

Does it bother democrats their agend of quitting is the consistent with al queda's agenda of having us lose? Why does the liberal media focus only on the negative in Iraq and not the schools built, the mosque's built and the hospitals opened? With 170,000 men and women commited to combat how come we only hear of the few who commit crimes or do wrong (out of a 170,000 some will do wrong). I don't understand why the left wants us to lose so badly?

2007-07-12 03:55:09 · 22 answers · asked by netjr 6 in Military

It's Thur. 7/12/07 7:51am Pacific.. This is SO MUCH B.S. Just Like The LIES to Get into Afgan and Iraq. in 2003.. MY GOD !! This MORON NaziFascist FREAK is going to get ALL of us BLOWN UP !!! Chainknee Busche and his Zionist Staff & Advisors... MUST Be REMOVED from POWER IMMEDIATELY !! http://www.911stuff.com/play-4411-Illuminati_9_11.html

2007-07-12 03:54:58 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

if i have a clerical position, such as administrative specialist or human resources specialist, will i go on a deployment? if yes, what will i do when i go?

2007-07-12 03:52:35 · 15 answers · asked by danyel 2 in Military

2007-07-12 03:44:22 · 10 answers · asked by nick s 1 in Military

All they have done is play king of the hill and form little huddles and bash Bush.
It that the reason their popularity is in the potty?

2007-07-12 03:44:02 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

doing a study on each assult

2007-07-12 03:40:36 · 10 answers · asked by piece of work 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

...If you are a Liberal when you are 30 you have no brain." What are your thoughts?

2007-07-12 03:39:55 · 22 answers · asked by swissrmeman 4 in Politics