Politics & Government - 21 November 2007

Slinging, long enough to give THANKS to :1. The Veterans, living and gone; 2. Those who sacrificed their health to build a free, prosperous, educated America, 3. That which we do own, 4. Living in a 'relatively' safe country, 5. Having the right to enjoy a 'good / filling meal'.??
Will You stop, for just a few hours, all of the "Finger Pointing"?
Folks, we can take the gloves off, again Friday!!!!!

2007-11-21 03:42:09 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

the front said-- do you know wat is on the other side. take a look.---------on the other side a drawindof a penis

2007-11-21 03:41:52 · 16 answers · asked by abc 1 in Law & Ethics

So leaving the British Government to sink in its own quagmire after all Belgium has no Gov at the moment but seem to be doing better than we are.

2007-11-21 03:41:48 · 16 answers · asked by Francis7 4 in Other - Politics & Government

2007-11-21 03:41:36 · 13 answers · asked by J-Yo 1 in Military

I know some of you people that are against illegal Immigration or even against immigrants are going to hate me or delete my question( i dont really care since im not insulting anyone) but really , 1. whats soo good about being an American? Yes, I have freedom of speach, but who really cares what I have to say? If people here only delete my points of view? Does my president care, no he doesnt??? 2. I have the right to vote. Do I really pick out my president?? As far as I know, something went wrong during president Bush's re election in Floriday, wow , hmmm. 3. I have the right to enlist in the military and defend my country. Go over to fight for something that I dont even know what it is?? they were supposed to go over there to find Osama, and went somewhere else, I dont mean to offend anyone in the military. But enlisting in the military is because you want to defend your country. I really admire them for being there, but I also have seen the ones that come back from Iraq injured

2007-11-21 03:38:34 · 26 answers · asked by easter_girl 3 in Immigration

CNN asked some of the 2008 presidential candidates the question of the moment: what’s your favorite movie?

The following are their choices.

— Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona: VIVA ZAPATA (1952) (cnn)

— Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-New York: CASABLANCA (1942)

— Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, R-New York: THE GODFATHER (1972) (cnn)

— Former Sen. John Edwards, D-North Carolina: DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB (1964)
(cnn)
— Gov. Bill Richardson, D-New Mexico: BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969) (cnn)

— Former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Massachusetts: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) (cnn)

Mike Huckabee - The Godfather, Citizen Kane, Casablanca, and To Kill a Mockingbird (myspace)

Barack Obama - Casablanca, Godfather I & II, Lawrence of Arabia and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (flicker)

2007-11-21 03:35:06 · 11 answers · asked by em T 5 in Elections

Do you believe that we are in the third World War? This fight is obviously global, but has it reached the level to be called WWIII?

2007-11-21 03:34:56 · 20 answers · asked by Ronnny321 2 in Military

2007-11-21 03:28:36 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Murtha challenged information coming from military leaders, saying, "Because the Pentagon says it, you believe it? You believe what the Pentagon says? ... All the things that they've told us? Go back and look: mission accomplished; al Qaeda connection; weapons of mass destruction. On and on and on and you believe the Pentagon?"

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/20/iraq.funding.dems/index.html

Murtha's got a point, doesn't he?
After all of the misinformation fed to the American public from the Pentagon, are we really going to believe them, especially with Bush at the helm?
How much longer can we continue writing Bush "blank checks" ?
SHOULD we keep writing him "blank checks" for the war in Iraq?
Has there ever been a time in history when a leader, president, etc. has cost the country so much due to war, spread our military so thin and in spite of the rising cost of the war has CUT taxes and insisted they remain in place?
Has there ever been a president more destructive?

2007-11-21 03:25:42 · 11 answers · asked by It's Your World, Change It 6 in Other - Politics & Government

2007-11-21 03:24:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

my ex girlfriend from CA filed a child support for my daughter. she's 7 and lives with her. i tried to settle this out of court but she wont talk to me at all. i live and work in AZ. the thing is im not the kind of Dad that doesn't know his responsibility and dont care 'bout my daughter. anyways, she wont talk to me, i have this form from the child support services to fill up. there's on question there asking visitation agreement. i want my daughter to be with me every non school days. and im callin her to discuss that. the thing is, she wont talk to me. how can i settle this. no idea why she wont talk to me. she has another kid from another relationship. and has a boyfriend who kinda lives with her now and share the same room with my daughter. its a 2 bedroom condo. the room is for her sister and her boyfriend. her condo is under her name. but they pretty much share bills and mortgage. but she might look too broke because court might see the house as her own expenses.

2007-11-21 03:24:19 · 4 answers · asked by justine30 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-11-21 03:24:08 · 14 answers · asked by care4ub0y 2 in Civic Participation

2007-11-21 03:19:04 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-11-21 03:18:14 · 14 answers · asked by realitycheck 3 in Politics

Cons take it as gospel truth, but the facts prove otherwise.

HERE'S WHAT I DID:
I got the real GDP stats from the Bureau of Economic Analyses. I took the percent increase over 4 year intervals. I then ranked them from best to worst. Out of (((18))) 4 year intervals, the supply siders Reagan and Bush Jr ranked 8th, 12th, and 16th.


1 FDR (40') 74.69%
2 FDR (32') 34.62%
3 LBJ (64') 21.81%
4 TRUMAN (48') 21.00%
5 JFK (60') 19.86%
6 FDR (36') 19.32%
7 CLINTON (96')17.87%
8 REAGAN (84') 15.98%
9 CARTER (76') 13.67%
10 CLINTON (92')13.53%
11 IKE (52') 13.45%
12 REAGAN (80') 12.63%
13 NIXON (68') 12.38%
14 IKE (56') 10.91%
15 FORD (72') 10.62%
16 BUSH JR (00')9.03%
17 BUSH SR (88')8.81%
18 TRUMAN (44') -9.04%

http://www.bea.gov/national/xls/gdplev.xls


EXAMPLE CALCULATION

1996, 8,328.90 inflation adjusted billions of dollars
2000, 9,817.00 inflation adjusted billions of dollars

PERCENT CHANGE = (9817.0/8328.9 - 1.0)*100.0 = 17.87%

2007-11-21 03:14:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

It would be nice to see a President represent the USA that actually represents the majority of the USA....

2007-11-21 03:13:58 · 17 answers · asked by Cheezy Doodler 2 in Politics

liberals act as if their intellect is superior to non liberals. they understand human nature, human interaction, human potential, human frailty. they know that god does not exist and that evolutionary processes are responsible for humanity's present place on the evolutionary time scale and that it is up to humans to create the world in which they want to live. okay, i'm fine with all that. my question is, if they are as intelligent as they claim, why do they insist on defying nature and its processes by trying to force everyone to be the same when nature itself dictates extreme diversity. and, not only that, but they champion diversity with their rhetoric all the while demanding (through legislation no less) that we not see or recognize the differences in people and their various cultures. is this simply lip service? i think so...it seems to me, liberals treat minorities, the poor, the homeless and the generally downtrodden as no more than human pets.

2007-11-21 03:10:18 · 24 answers · asked by darwinman 5 in Other - Politics & Government

When Hillary is forced to devalue the dollar, and to attempt to repay the national debt, who will pay, who should pay?

I propose a tax on all those who voted for Bush!

2007-11-21 03:08:59 · 18 answers · asked by . 5 in Politics

2007-11-21 03:08:51 · 9 answers · asked by soosoostudio 1 in Military

Wouldn't that make him look weak and cost him votes?

Why do we have a double standard on this issue in the USA today?

2007-11-21 03:08:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

If a man lived in a country with a pretty low age of consent (say Canada - 14) and started a relationship online with a girl who was under the age of consent in the country where she lived but over the age of consent in the guy's country (say a 15 year old in the US) would the man be a pedophile and therefore able to be arrested? Because he wouldn't be breaking the law in his country...And what if it was the other way round and an American man was talking to a 15 year old Canadian? This hasn't happened to me or anyone I know but I was just wondering.

2007-11-21 03:05:31 · 7 answers · asked by xangel123x 5 in Law & Ethics

A friend was recently charged with money laundering in Harris county Houston Texas. I don't know how they law up there work so I was wondering what kind of time can he get with that?

2007-11-21 03:04:35 · 4 answers · asked by Miss April 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-11-21 03:04:26 · 5 answers · asked by powerdoll 4 in Civic Participation

2007-11-21 03:04:00 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

she has some spare time between the child molesters at her school and helping out celebrity mother killing ,drunken plastic surgeons.
Where does she find the time?

2007-11-21 03:03:52 · 10 answers · asked by Your Teeth or Mine? 5 in Politics

Philip is an auditor whos client is SMFL, could anyone plase tell me from reading the small article if there is any breach of professional ethics or if there is something wrong with the auditrors actions or the clients actions ?

On reviewing the files for the firm's largest client, Specialist Metal Fabrications Limited ( SMFL )( annual recurring fees having risen steadily over the last five years to £90,000 pa ), she noted that , due to cash flow problems, the prior year's audit and other fees were still unpaid. Philip, who has been the engagement partner since SMFL was established some ten years ago, has now started to attend the regular monthly board meetings of SMFL and to advise the directors on the
financial position as shown in the management accounts ( also prepared by a separate member of the Braithwaite staff ). From the various file notes, it is evident that SMFL's bank is taking a close interest in it's performance

2007-11-21 03:03:13 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

but cant affoard to pay the bill plz can anybody answer urgent plzzzzz its serious no funny answers needed

2007-11-21 03:01:39 · 2 answers · asked by kool jaan 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-11-21 03:00:08 · 6 answers · asked by shadia m 1 in Immigration

Did anyone see this story on today's Democracy Now.

Army Wants Wounded Soldiers to Return Bonuses
The Pentagon is forcing thousands of wounded veterans to return signing bonuses they received for joining the army. The military says the injured soldiers aren’t entitled to the money because they didn’t complete their full tour of duty. Jordan Fox of Pennsylvania left the military three months early after being hit by a roadside bomb in Iraq. He sustained back injuries and lost all vision in his right eye. Earlier this month he received a Pentagon letter asking him to return some three thousand dollars in sign-up bonuses. Fox and his mother had recently started a program to send thousands of care packages to servicemembers in Iraq.

After hearing this can anyone still say that support of this administration is Patriotic and Supports our Troops.

2007-11-21 02:59:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

I was just reading this article about a man who knew he was HIV positive and he raped a woman. Rape is horrible by itself, but I haven't really decided how I feel about the attempted murder charge on kowing HIV infected perpetrators. Voluntary manslaughter is being grouped in with murder for this topic, btw. Anyway this guy faces two charges of rape, attempted rape, kidnapping and felonious assault. The FELONIOUS assault is because he knew he had AIDS. WTF???!!

2007-11-21 02:57:22 · 14 answers · asked by colley411 4 in Law & Ethics