Politics & Government - 23 October 2007

In Your Opinion?
Mine Are
Glory
Gettysburg
Bridge On The River Kwai
A Bridge Too Far
Black Hawk Down
Saving Private Ryan
The Patriot
We Were Soldiers
But What Are YOUR Choices?
I Figured I Would Get Better Answers In The Military Section Is Why I Posted It Here.

2007-10-23 07:04:28 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

2007-10-23 07:02:21 · 19 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5 in Politics

I have a friend that has been living with her longtime boyfriend for more than 2 yrs, very committed to each other and they do go around and say husband and wife. The Boyfriend wants her to receive some benefits from Social Security. (Texas does common law Marriage) but they never signed a paper stating that they are married or not. What can she do.

2007-10-23 07:01:00 · 9 answers · asked by Kimberley 2 in Law & Ethics

The health savings account, or HSA, was created recently by federal legislation. An HSA lets you set aside pre-tax dollars for future medical, retirement, or long-term care premium expenses. Invest these funds as you wish within a broad range of choices, then use them for qualified expenses. The funds can roll over from year to year. You take them with you when you change jobs.

High-Deductible Requirements
To open an HSA, you must be enrolled in a qualified high-deductible health plan, as defined by the US Treasury. For 2007, the minimum annual deductibles are $1,100 for a self-only plan the maximum is $5,250 There is no minimum annual contribution limit, although most financial institutions will require a minimum deposit to create your account.
For 2007, the maximum contribution amount is $2,850 for single coverage.
It seems one would have to pay $1100-5250 til they could dip into the HSA. If one is living pay check to pay check are they going to be able to afford this plan?

2007-10-23 06:59:34 · 11 answers · asked by Global warming ain't cool 6 in Politics

To be honest I hope I do, the main reasons I joined was to serve my country and see other countries in the process, and what is the training like for this MOS? fairly easy? Hard as hell? lol

2007-10-23 06:58:16 · 9 answers · asked by Cody B 2 in Military

I think, we decide who our representatives are, they are people, like everyone, but when they reach to be politicians they forget why they are there, and works for their own interests

2007-10-23 06:58:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Civic Participation

All we seem to have are a bunch of radicals- either far far right wing or far far left...

2007-10-23 06:56:35 · 11 answers · asked by Jason 6 in Elections

What I mean is, it seems like every year we lose another right and I know that this is going to continue but when will it finally end? Think about it, once there is a law for everything, then what? I think that one law that would actually make sense is one requiring every new law enacted (and every law already in existance) to face another vote in like 4 or 5 years to see if it still makes sense to have it.

2007-10-23 06:56:23 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

FEMA has proven repeatedly that they are incompetent and that they do more harm than good. They made a bad situation worse in New Orleans after Katrina and simply have a record of failure after failure. Why is Bush sending FEMA into California when they are only going to make things worse?

2007-10-23 06:54:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-10-23 06:53:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

And to boot, their own Dem Congress voted record funds for the war!!

2007-10-23 06:51:44 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-10-23 06:46:34 · 5 answers · asked by Darth Vader 6 in Politics

You might be a Pouge if...
Flares scare you.
You're awarded the CAB after hitting a camel with your HUMVEE.
When you think of Dust Off, you think of canned air for your computer.
You complain about 90 degree heat.
You're a stanch advocate of the 'Ground-Guide for Forward Movement in a Vehicle' policy.
You feel there are insufficient showers & latrines in your living area.
You received more awards in theater than you fired rounds in theater.
You consider Kuwait 'The Combat Zone'

2007-10-23 06:46:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

We haven't even had a troop killed in five days from hostile fire... It's time to admit the surge is working and give Bush some credit you fools....

http://icasualties.org/oif/

2007-10-23 06:46:08 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Look up anyone's drivers license info that they choose?

My friend had a city cop look up her drivers license info before they were supposed to go out on a date. Can he do that??

2007-10-23 06:44:24 · 12 answers · asked by Miss Kim 4 in Law Enforcement & Police

The White House is announcing the first part of a military assistance program to Mexico to help its military fight drug cartels at the same time the Department of Transportation is pressing ahead to allow 100 Mexican trucking companies run long-haul rigs in the U.S. without restriction. WND has reported a Drug Enforcement Administration report this year confirmed Mexican commercial drivers play a major role in the country's drug cartel traffic into the U.S.

The White House included as part of the Iraq Supplemental Funding Request sent to Congress today an unprecedented $500 million for Mexico and $50 million for Central American countries to combat transnational crime and drug smuggling.

The White House confirmed the requested $500 million was part of a $1.4 billion program President Bush has discussed to fund "security cooperation" with Mexico.

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58277

2007-10-23 06:43:08 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

poop

2007-10-23 06:42:51 · 1 answers · asked by Da Future 1 in Civic Participation

Bush is like the deadbeat dad that gambles away the family savings. someone is going to have to pay, and that someone is the American people. i just can't wait for you cons to start squealing about rising taxes....how else is it going to get paid?

2007-10-23 06:41:25 · 19 answers · asked by Free Radical 5 in Politics

2007-10-23 06:41:17 · 42 answers · asked by Juniper McClintock 4 in Politics

Scherer vs Merck & Co Supreme Court Case No. 06-11508

Thank you.

2007-10-23 06:41:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

I am a mother of three, and my first child is four years old. The father of the child did not sign the Acknowledgment of Paternity (which is vital) when she was born. However, on the the child's birth certificate she has two last names, one is my maiden name, and the birth father's last name. All efforts to find him through the TX Attorney General have failed, I have no idea where he resides. The last time we spoke he spoke to my stepmother (whom cares for my children) about signing away his parental rights. He does not come and visit the child at all. He use to visit a couple of years ago, but not anymore. How can he go about signing over parental rights? Will he still have to pay child support to me? Does he have to get an attorney? If he signs over parental rights, is he admitting that he is the father? I need some answers! Thanks

2007-10-23 06:40:38 · 4 answers · asked by Livelife 1 in Law & Ethics

KFOR withdraws one on one military fight who would win???
My money is on serbia finishing of all kosovars within 72 hour time frame...... full invasion......
Independence is usually won throught a war; well hell lets go at it best man wins no more talking......

2007-10-23 06:36:46 · 9 answers · asked by Igor L 1 in Military

Thinking of James Dobson's comments about taking "his" votes to a third party candidate that is more friendly to their issues. I know Christians aren't robots, but they do tend to vote in blocks. Who will they support in your opinion?

2007-10-23 06:36:21 · 18 answers · asked by El Duderino 4 in Politics

2007-10-23 06:35:15 · 3 answers · asked by suzette 1 in Law & Ethics

You take the physical and get al 1's, is that good, bad, I have no idea what that means, but I got all 1's. any info? I know Im asking alot of questions, but Im just pumped about boot camp, and love talking about everything millitary!

2007-10-23 06:34:19 · 12 answers · asked by Cody B 2 in Military

A few decades ago we were warned of a growing hole in the ozone layer. We responded by reducing CFC emissions, and have essentially solved the problem.

In 1999 we were warned of potential computer crashes due to the Y2K bug. We responded by fixing the computer software and solved the problem.

In the 1970s few scientists warned of an imminent ice age

http://www.wmconnolley.org.uk/sci/iceage/

but one crude climate simulation (supported by a computer program witten by James Hansen) showed that if sulfur dioxide emissions continued to increase at the rate they had been as of 1970, they could eventually trigger an ice age.

This was a reasonable conclusion, because the SO2 emissions had been causing global cooling from 1940-1970, but our SO2 emissions peaked in 1980 and have been declining ever since. See pages 12-14 here:

http://www.pnl.gov/main/publications/external/technical_reports/PNNL-14537.pdf

So again we solved the problem.

Is this not the case for CO2 now?

2007-10-23 06:34:03 · 8 answers · asked by Dana1981 7 in Politics

According to what I read he went through a red light at 47mph in the wrong lane and hit a pedestrian.
The jury accepted the claim that it was careless and not dangerous driving. What is the matter with the law today ? In my opinion anybody driving like this should be jailed.

2007-10-23 06:32:52 · 12 answers · asked by Ned Pepper 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

why is it unjust?

examples?

2007-10-23 06:32:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

i signed the contract and swore in at meps i also went 2 my 1st weekend training. but i got out of it cuz i felt it wasnt 4 me. what kind of discharge am i gonna get? and can i join the air force later or become a chp officer?

2007-10-23 06:32:00 · 11 answers · asked by tha_nasty_man 2 in Military

http://www.gop.com/

OK, the Scariest Dem is a Halloween joke, but really; if the GOP spent half as much energy selling the good points of their own candidates as they do trying to turn the enemy into straw boogy men, they would probably get a tiny bit of resepect from indies such as myself.

But it's because of this constant negativity that I have come to wish complete doom on the Republicans.

Their obsolescence shows in their tactics.

2007-10-23 06:30:45 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Elections