Politics & Government - 29 August 2007

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20487065/

What do you think?

I think Mr. Edwards should give up HIS private jet...

2007-08-29 05:22:23 · 5 answers · asked by Chaoticfreedoms 3 in Politics

Does anybody really believe that the other half of the War Party will be any better than the half which is currently in power? The War Party has been in power constantly since 1896 and with the exception of the 1920s and part of the 1970s (when public opinion made it impossible to continue warmongering), the War Party has been attacking countries left-and-right ever since. Just switching which branch of the War Party is in power will not change anything. The only way to end the policy of warmongering is to stick a true anti-war candidate into the White House (a Classical Liberal such as Ron Paul or a Ultra-Left candidate such as Kucinich or Gravel).

2007-08-29 05:18:47 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Castro opines in his current editorial publised in Cuba, "The word today is that an apparently unbeatable ticket could be Hillary for president and Obama as her running mate."

Is it a death blow to your campaign to have an American enemy endorse you as president? Wouldn't an enemy of the United States endorse a presidential canidates based on how likely the canidate is willing to aid the enemy?

2007-08-29 05:18:14 · 14 answers · asked by Jeremy A 3 in Other - Politics & Government

Imagine this scenario: shortly after the American led invasion of Iraq Saddam and his government were able to detonate a nuke in a major American city killing more than 100,000 people. Would the following facts in this scenario be convincing to you that this was a justifiable action by the Iraqi government? Why or why not?

-Iraq cites the fact that America, not Iraq, was the aggressor. America invaded Iraq; Iraq did not attack America first.

-in order to save the "thousands of Iraqi lives" that an Iraqi led invasion into the American homeland would cause the use of nuclear weapons was justifiable to this person and the Iraqi government.

-Iraq had repeatedly warned the US that it had "WMD" that it would use to defend itself if America did not end the war immediately, instead, America presses on and Saddam again is able to detonate a nuke in another major US city.

Does this sound like familiar rhetoric used to defend any of America's actions during wartime in the past?

2007-08-29 05:17:25 · 17 answers · asked by Free Radical 5 in Military

http://www.military.com/veterans-report/better-pay-for-combat-related-disabilities?ESRC=vr.nl

2007-08-29 05:16:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

http://www.nationalpriorities.org/Cost-of-War/Cost-of-War-3.html

2007-08-29 05:15:28 · 15 answers · asked by Raven 2 in Other - Politics & Government

Instead of having to have the person buried in a cemetary, is it okay to have them in your backyard? Why wouldn't it be? It's your property, right? I really want to know!

2007-08-29 05:15:15 · 14 answers · asked by Kira 3 in Law & Ethics

2007-08-29 05:14:03 · 19 answers · asked by Equinoxical ™ 5 in Politics

2007-08-29 05:12:39 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Continue to play the Deny Game
Resign from the Senate
Retire from a Senate
Get counseling for his perversion
Out other Republican Senators who engage in similar practices.

2007-08-29 05:11:49 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

The Canadian one who was found dead in the secure complex...do you think he could have committed suicide?

I would hate to think that something like that could happen, that soldiers could feel so trapped at war that that would be the only alternative. It shouldn't have to come to that.

2007-08-29 05:09:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

I don't want to speak for all libeals,
but heres a few reasons,

# 1 - its an illegal thing to solicit sex in a bathroom, why would a liberal want to defend an illegal thing,

# 2 - If he is gay or bisexual, I think liberals would defend his right to do that, if he choose to leave his wife and lead that lifestyle,

# 3 - I think the fact that he's one of yours, a republican and a conservative, maybe you guys should clean up your own mess,

and

# 4 - since this guy apparently has for his entire career attacked the gays, I don't think liberals really want to come to his defense

I dunno,

my view is, hes from Idaho, let Idaho republicans who voted for him defend their vote,

2007-08-29 05:08:42 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

He had yet to appoint all of his staff, most of the people heading different departments were leftovers from the Clinton Administration still in charge. Once the Republican nominees were in place from the time of 9/11 to right now the US has not had a single attack on our soil. For those of you who dislike Bush so much how do you explain the fact that he has kept us safe in this country for this long when you hear the tapes and read the statements knowing there are people out there constantly trying to do us harm? We have had no attacks inside the since the members of the Bush administration have been in place. How do you explain that?

2007-08-29 05:06:56 · 10 answers · asked by foodtvfan 3 in Politics

Alex MacGregor VC, aged 93, of Reading, Berkshire. He has been let out of Hospice to end his days peacefully at his home with his son, me (his grandson) and my two sisters.

Alex was a road worker all his life, retiring thirteen years ago at the age of 70 and had two children, one of whom died young and was survived by my father. His wife, Daisy, died in 2001 of heart problems and he has been unconsole-able ever since.

During WW2 Alex served with the Light Infantry (rank of Lance Corporal) and earned the Victoria Cross for walking out in to enemy fire to retrieve his RSM, who had been hit by shrapnel and was unconscious. They remained close friends until the latter's death only a few months ago.

Alex is now very sick and does not have long left, and we are here to look after him and make sure he is comfortable. He is looknig forward to seeing all of his old Infantry friends again and tasting his wife's steak and kidney pie again.

He doesn't have many friends left...

2007-08-29 05:06:44 · 17 answers · asked by Monty 1 in Military

2007-08-29 05:06:02 · 30 answers · asked by American citizen and taxpayer 7 in Military

When did the government change it to become legal? I thought it was legal during the Clinton administration until Bush took over and change it back to illegal.

2007-08-29 05:03:05 · 15 answers · asked by somjzmine 1 in Law & Ethics

http://www.eagleforum.org/topics/NAU/

2007-08-29 05:02:52 · 7 answers · asked by LIAR-KILLER 2 in Politics

if he had just hidden behind executive privilege every time he was investigated, like Bush has?

2007-08-29 05:02:41 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I'm from California, my boyfriend works around the Sacramento area, I'm concerned about his work, latley it's been making him really depressed and I don't think it's legal for him to work soo much hours, he's only 19... his daily schedule has gone worse in this past month, he works from 5:30 am to 6 Pm and again that night at 8:30 pm to 3 Am, then goes back to work from 5:30 am and continues the schedule.
He's on salary for $1,800 a month, but I don't think that's legal it's wayy to much work for anyone, regardless of age. I have a funny feeling his boss just put him on salary so he can work extended hours with no overtime and just have the same limited amount of money. is it legal?

2007-08-29 04:59:12 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070828/pl_nm/cuba_castro_usa_dc_1

2007-08-29 04:58:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections

what does an executor do? how to appoint him or remove him? what else do you know about executor other than that?

how bout administrator? how to appoint him or remove him? what does he do? anything you guys know about him?

it is something to do with probate, but I don't quite get it.
any1 can help me?

2007-08-29 04:57:30 · 2 answers · asked by Yvonne 4 in Law & Ethics

Uh, soliciting sex in a public place is illegal whether you are gay or not.

2007-08-29 04:57:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-08-29 04:54:48 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2007-08-29 04:54:06 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

_____party candicates rarely win elections but they can effect an election's outcome and influence government and social policy?

a)whig
b)democratic republican
c)bull moose
d)third

what is the generally accepted name for an interest group representative?
a)an elected official
b)a lobbyist
c)an interest group representative
d)a filibusterer

the_____ technique means convincing the public to vote for an idea or condicat because victory is already certain?

a) bandwagon
b)endorsement
c)name-calling
d)reverse

2007-08-29 04:53:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

i am a eighteen year old college student, 2 months before school i purchased a used car from my dads friend. i used it for about two months and bought basically everythin for it than my dad took it away from me but im not stayin with my family anymore but they still have my car. and now he has basically takin all my stuff off the car that i had in there and has been driving it since i aint there. so if i paid cash for the car but the title is in no ones name do i have legal rights to take the car away from my father? and if i dont than what can i do to get my car back?

2007-08-29 04:47:42 · 5 answers · asked by emokidcrys495 1 in Law & Ethics

Yeah so its the end of the month and so the police in my city are out in droves. No one in the city likes them so their budget keeps getting cut, but they'd rather write more tickets than fire anyone.

I got pulled over last night and he didn't really have anything on me so long story short, I've been charged with a CRIMINAL offense of having two valid driver's licenses. Both are of me, identical info etc, so its obviously not related to any sort of ID fraud of ill intent. How is it justified that carrying two IDs is a criminal offense?

How do I best argue this case in court?

2007-08-29 04:47:36 · 4 answers · asked by freedom first 5 in Law & Ethics

Globalism has allowed the Chinese to poison us, our children and our pets. Sent manufacturing jobs over seas to slave labor coutries. Destroys American culture by allowing spanish to be an offical langage of the United States. Invites the criminals of the world to come to America and kill, steal, rape and destroy us, and makes the tax paying citizen pay for it in the name of diversity. When will we say this is enough and throw these bums out of office?

2007-08-29 04:46:35 · 7 answers · asked by Steel Rain 7 in Other - Politics & Government

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness . . .

2007-08-29 04:44:14 · 18 answers · asked by Raven 2 in Politics

If you aren't a Republican?

2007-08-29 04:43:49 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics