Politics & Government - 14 August 2007

2007-08-14 08:47:12 · 17 answers · asked by loius sakira 1 in Other - Politics & Government

With the average campaign of both of the primary parties running more than an estimated $1 Billion, how can anyone that is not the primary Democrat or Republican compete? Are we missing out on presidents that would have been great but lack the funds for the advertising? Or perhaps, it just so happens that those elected are the best, and worked their way up the ladder... Although I dont think so, what are your thoughts?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_election,_2008#Campaign_costs

2007-08-14 08:44:55 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

mideast countries (Iraq, Iran, Afganistan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, etc.) were all located just south of the border where Mexico is? Would this change our views on the war? Would this change our views on national security? Would this change our views on immigration?

2007-08-14 08:44:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Lunch time the bill just under £10 then I travel to and from work
£2.50 if I buy a paper and a Bottle of milk another £1.50 if I meet up with friends at night in coffee shop Cappacino £2.50 and a muffin £1.00 if I go to a club £5 entry a couple of drinks
£5.00 then I still have my bus fare home another £2.50 If I go to a friends I usually buy a bottle of wine on the way to be sociable £3.50. I also pay all my bills myself . How much should a proper wage be in the poorest town?

2007-08-14 08:44:17 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

I was supeoned to testify and i really dont want to. Can i simply say that i cant recall when asked questions?

2007-08-14 08:43:14 · 6 answers · asked by mAYA H 2 in Law & Ethics

"Because if we'd gone to Baghdad we would have been all alone. There wouldn't have been anybody else with us. There would have been a U.S. occupation of Iraq. None of the Arab forces that were willing to fight with us in Kuwait were willing to invade Iraq.

Once you got to Iraq and took it over, took down Saddam Hussein's government, then what are you going to put in its place? That's a very volatile part of the world, and if you take down the central government of Iraq, you could very easily end up seeing pieces of Iraq fly off: part of it, the Syrians would like to have to the west, part of it -- eastern Iraq -- the Iranians would like to claim, they fought over it for eight years. In the north you've got the Kurds, and if the Kurds spin loose and join with the Kurds in Turkey, then you threaten the territorial integrity of Turkey.

It's a quagmire if you go that far and try to take over Iraq."

2007-08-14 08:43:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Or do so many laps around a pool or lake? Thanks.

2007-08-14 08:41:04 · 11 answers · asked by Kracker 2 in Military

Why did he give so many nuclear secrets to the Chinese and allow them to azz rape Black Mesa with all the codes? Did he not make enough money from White Water?

2007-08-14 08:40:05 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

The whole concept of it is insulting

2007-08-14 08:39:58 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

i am in the air national guard and my contract is almost up so if i ecide to switch to active duty could they let me know if they have a slot open in hawaii or japan b4 i sign(my job is security forces so i know i could go anywhere)

2007-08-14 08:38:21 · 5 answers · asked by Squirrel 1 in Military

A check of the facts shows that Western forces have been killing civilians at a faster rate than the insurgents.

The U.S. and NATO say they don't have civilian casualty figures, but The Associated Press has been keeping count based on figures from Afghan and international officials. Tracking civilian deaths is a difficult task because they often occur in remote and dangerous areas that are difficult to reach and verify.

As of Aug. 1, the AP count shows that while militants killed 231 civilians in attacks in 2007, Western forces killed 286. Another 20 were killed in crossfire that can't be attributed to one party.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai expressed his concern about the civilian deaths during a meeting last week with President Bush.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070814/ap_on_el_pr/obama_afghanistan_fact_check

2007-08-14 08:34:25 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

.....calls his son a piece of sh**, had mommy pay for his false teeth, cant get a checking account, dont pay taxes (owes thousands) and drives without a license cause hes too lazy to pay his $1000 fine and get right with it. Also, drinks like a fish, and does lines of speed for a month, than lays around the house for another month trying to recooperate and not bringing any money to support his "old lady".? Than tells me that I get on his nerves, and i cant figure out what Im doing wrong, i work all day, pay rent, and take care of myself, so whats his problem with me ?

2007-08-14 08:34:23 · 10 answers · asked by kimmy3 3 in Law & Ethics

Ever since democracy was instated in the Western world there have been political parties, such as the Nazis and the BNP, that pose a threat to civilisation as a whole through their racist and fascist views. Should the government be able to ban these parties (attacking free-speech, creating a controlled society), or let them exist (possibly creating a racist society)? It seems to me that both options could pose as a danger to democracy. Additionally, is it possibly for a society to be neither racist nor controlled?

2007-08-14 08:34:14 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Are we spending money that our bewildered country can't really afford?

2007-08-14 08:32:51 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

The past few weeks. When was the last time the Dems tried to push a bill to withdraw form Iraq?

2007-08-14 08:32:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-08-14 08:30:18 · 13 answers · asked by Dirk von Pelvis 1 in Other - Politics & Government

Girl works in a Bar to pay for medical school.
A guy faints in the bar and she happened to work at the time.
he's out for nearly 5-7 MINUTES. not breathing or a heart beat.
the ambulance was called after the fainting.
then out of desperation without a medical license since she is just a student performs a medical act of cutting open the throat and blowing air into the lungs. then there is a heart beat and the ambulance arrives.

Defendant: girls who works at the bar
Prosecution: Fainthed guy's family

P' family if sueing for her not having a license and performing the act

Now he went into coma then came out. now his hands are paralyzed. and he is an art student

2007-08-14 08:30:10 · 5 answers · asked by vettez06drvr 2 in Law & Ethics

Someone I know was landed with a $5000 bill for medical treatment in the usa. They paid $1000 before leaving the country and they haven't paid the rest and they don't have the inclination to pay the rest. They are planning to go back to usa but i wondered what would happen once they set foot there. I don't want this person to get into trouble but I do want them to realise how serious this is. Can someone give me an reply?

2007-08-14 08:29:55 · 14 answers · asked by FleetCaptainFaceman 1 in Law & Ethics

Is there a law, or rule as to which someone has to be in the military to be deployed? Like you wouldn't send someone over there w.o MOS training. Basically what is the rule or law for sending "fresh" military members overseas on deployment?

2007-08-14 08:29:51 · 11 answers · asked by tori o 1 in Military

2007-08-14 08:29:49 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Say something on the line of F*** the police or drug related songs. Would the cop give me a harder time just because of the music I listen to, or would he actually respect my freedom of speech and my rights?

2007-08-14 08:28:05 · 10 answers · asked by LSU 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

2007-08-14 08:27:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

Pick out the one from ur view and then tell wat reason u luv them?

2007-08-14 08:27:42 · 10 answers · asked by Mysteryboy 1 in Other - Politics & Government

jw kinda bored what do think of me???

2007-08-14 08:27:22 · 8 answers · asked by patsfan 3 in Other - Politics & Government

2007-08-14 08:27:12 · 19 answers · asked by justme 2 in Elections

2007-08-14 08:25:51 · 11 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5 in Politics

2007-08-14 08:25:28 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

The US government is on a ‘burning platform’ of unsustainable policies and practices with fiscal deficits, chronic healthcare underfunding, immigration and overseas military commitments threatening a crisis if action is not taken soon, the country’s top government inspector has warned.

David Walker, comptroller general of the US, issued the unusually downbeat assessment of his country’s future in a report that lays out what he called “chilling long-term simulations”.

These include “dramatic” tax rises, slashed government services and the large-scale dumping by foreign governments of holdings of US debt.

Drawing parallels with the end of the Roman empire, Mr Walker warned there were “striking similarities” between America’s current situation and the factors that brought down Rome, including “declining moral values and political civility at home, an over-confident and over-extended military in foreign lands and fiscal irresponsibility by the central government”.

“Sound familiar?” Mr Walker said. “In my view, it’s time to learn from history and take steps to ensure the American Republic is the first to stand the test of time.”

Mr Walker’s views carry weight because he is a non-partisan figure in charge of the Government Accountability Office, often described as the investigative arm of the US Congress.

While most of its studies are commissioned by legislators, about 10 per cent – such as the one containing his latest warnings – are initiated by the comptroller general himself.

In an interview with the Financial Times, Mr Walker said he had mentioned some of the issues before but now wanted to “turn up the volume”. Some of them were too sensitive for others in government to “have their name associated with”.

“I’m trying to sound an alarm and issue a wake-up call,” he said. “As comptroller general I’ve got an ability to look longer-range and take on issues that others may be hesitant, and in many cases may not be in a position, to take on.

“One of the concerns is obviously we are a great country but we face major sustainability challenges that we are not taking seriously enough,” said Mr Walker, who was appointed during the Clinton administration to the post, which carries a 15-year term.

The fiscal imbalance meant the US was “on a path toward an explosion of debt”.

“With the looming retirement of baby boomers, spiralling healthcare costs, plummeting savings rates and increasing reliance on foreign lenders, we face unprecedented fiscal risks,” said Mr Walker, a former senior executive at PwC auditing firm.

Current US policy on education, energy, the environment, immigration and Iraq also was on an “unsustainable path”.

“Our very prosperity is placing greater demands on our physical infrastructure. Billions of dollars will be needed to modernise everything from highways and airports to water and sewage systems. The recent bridge collapse in Minneapolis was a sobering wake-up call.”

Mr Walker said he would offer to brief the would-be presidential candidates next spring.

“They need to make fiscal responsibility and inter-generational equity one of their top priorities. If they do, I think we have a chance to turn this around but if they don’t, I think the risk of a serious crisis rises considerably”.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/80fa0a2c-49ef-11dc-9ffe-0000779fd2ac.html

2007-08-14 08:23:32 · 15 answers · asked by Untied States Of Latina 2 in Immigration

Before I start I just want to say that I've always been a good father and provider for my son. My son mother took out child support because of her bitter feelings toward me leaving her alone because she was destroying me mentally. Now I been paying child support and child care that the court ordered. Recently I found out that my son hasnt been in daycare for the last 2 months and I've been paying these fees? Should I notify the court? What will happened if I do?

2007-08-14 08:22:07 · 8 answers · asked by Marc Rez 2 in Law & Ethics

If you hate America and still would like to vote, who would you vote for in the 2008 election, and why?

2007-08-14 08:21:48 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections