Elections - August 2007

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/saudi_newspaper_ban;_ylt=AjALYw9_v1fUHmhLA.nD_zsDW7oF

For great info. on how tight Bush is with the Saudi royal family, Read Bob Woodward's 'State of Denial: Bush At War Part 3.'

I also found it interesting that the administration, most of the major declared Republican presidential candidates, and sadly, the Democrat frontrunner, Clinton, took shots recently at Barack Obama for having the temerity to suggest that maybe we should ACT on the years upon years worth of multiple nation's (including our own) intelligence reports that Osama Bin Laden is hiding in Pakistan. Bush has said time and again Pakistan is another of our 'good friends'. I guess unofficial asylum for our most wanted enemy is incidental 'between friends'. Kinda like 13 of the 19 9-11 hijackjers being Saudi was also incidental 'between friends'...

I can only wonder when America will wake up and get a REAL friend in the White House. Judging by most of these messages; Not anytime soon...

2007-08-28 14:29:05 · 3 answers · asked by ? 4

2007-08-28 14:27:57 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-28 14:05:44 · 7 answers · asked by me45404 3

It is time to elect a new world leader, and only your vote counts.
Here are the facts about the three candidates. Who would you vote for?

Candidate A.

Associates with crooked politicians, and consults with astrologist He's
had two mistresses. He also chain smokes and drinks 8 to 10 martinis a
day.

Candidate B.

He was kicked out of office twice, sleeps until noon, used opium in
college and drinks a quart of whiskey every evening.

Candidate C

He is a decorated war hero. He's a vegetarian, doesn't smoke, drinks an
occasional beer and never cheated on his wife.

Which of these candidates would be our choice?

Decide first... no peeking, then look down for the response.

2007-08-28 13:48:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-28 13:41:09 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does this concern anybody??? Or am I alone in thinking that when a Communist wants a certain polititian elected, that it would be better to vote for the other guy?

2007-08-28 13:29:35 · 6 answers · asked by FRANKFUSS 6

I constantly hear extreme liberals exclaim that they are not socialists but they walk, talk, quack and act like a socialist. Why can't liberals who embrace socialism, come out of the closet? By no means am I generalizing all liberals are socialists; I'm sure a couple of you aren't.

Oh yeah, I know, if you disagree with a socialist, you resort to name calling & yes, I already know, liberals think that anyone who disagrees with them is a fascist; just like a black person who disagrees with the Jessie Jackson race baiting is a house "n" and Uncle Tom.

2007-08-28 13:13:40 · 3 answers · asked by ? 7

2007-08-28 11:56:14 · 5 answers · asked by Moonmaiden 2

Edwards has the hair, but Bush was raised by monkeys.

2007-08-28 11:24:13 · 6 answers · asked by Johnny N 1

How could a working man have the same interest as these two scum sucking bottom feeders? How does a union man rationalized that these Mulies are his buddies?

2007-08-28 11:22:19 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is assuming that Ron Paul goes into the GOP Convention with a plurality of delegates, but Giuliani brokers the Convention and gets the nomination as a result. Ron Paul then gets nominated by the Libertarian and Constitution parties and all 3 candidates are neck-and-neck in the polls on election day with the election being "too close to call" in the polls leading up to election day.

Hillary Clinton D-NY
Rudy Giuliani R-NY
Ron Paul I-TX

for information on the candidates, see their websites:

http://hillaryclinton.com
http://joinrudy2008.com
http://ronpaul2008.com

2007-08-28 11:21:51 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-28 10:57:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

IT IS PEOPLE WHAT MAKES A COUNTRY A COUNTRY, SO WHY DONT WE ALL GET TO VOTE ON EVERY ISSUE THAT EFFECT'S OUR LIVES, INSTEAD WE ALLOW A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE TO DECIDE OUR FATE.

2007-08-28 10:45:40 · 18 answers · asked by Artyfarty 2

2007-08-28 10:43:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

not endorsing her own father?

2007-08-28 10:31:28 · 12 answers · asked by Edge Caliber 6

2007-08-28 10:28:26 · 9 answers · asked by mstrywmn 7

One by one we are finding out that they are either two timers like Newt Gingrich, or closetted gay like Senators Delay and Craig. Another has been forced out through mere influence peddling, but I never heard about his sex life.

It seems to me that their moral outrage during the attempted impeachment of Bill Clinton must have been a total pose. These guys couldn't have been playing pure politics could they?

In other countries, when the opposition tires a coup d'etat, it is "off with their heads!" In the US of A it seems to be "give us some head!" Can we believe anything these guys say?

2007-08-28 10:06:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2007-08-28 09:04:50 · 2 answers · asked by Philip McCrevice 7

Think of the U.S. Presidential Election in 2000 where then U.S. Vice President Al Gore won the popular vote and then Texas Governor George W. Bush won the electoral college vote. Bush won the presidency because of the Electoral College. Do you think that indirect presidential elections are meaningless, or an important part of our democracy? What is your opinion? It's for a political science course. Thank you in advance. :)

2007-08-28 08:19:20 · 18 answers · asked by Maria Gallercia 4

i think that if we paid them minimum wage they would run for president to help the country not run to increase their already abundant wealth....most of our presidents have been rich cuz it takes alot of money to run. but i think theyd need more moral motivation and that paying them minimum wage would do that what do you think?

2007-08-28 07:38:57 · 13 answers · asked by curvy_chick000 4

I have to write a paper for a political science course detailing the pros and cons of a ratified Constitutional amendment which would allow non-natural born U.S. citizens (like the Governors of California and Michigan, respectively) the opportunity to run for the Presidency. What's your opinion? Thank you in advance. :)

2007-08-28 07:29:11 · 8 answers · asked by Maria Gallercia 4

2007-08-28 07:17:17 · 22 answers · asked by RYAN D 1

2007-08-28 07:05:29 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

of doing work for the people of the United States? Can we please have a politician who gets elected and then looks for ways to spend their time helping the American People's lives be better instead of find fault with the other party?

Why are we as Americans continually putting people in office that take our money and then do NOTHING profitable with their time? If you want to just throw your money away, why not give it to me. I could find something useful to do with it.

VOTE INDEPENDENT!

2007-08-28 05:50:58 · 10 answers · asked by Mom of 2 5

Medicare Math

You want medicare for all you say? Thats the solution? You keep tossing that 3% around like it means something? Welp, here's the numbers:

1. According to Medicare's website, Medicare covers almost one seventh of the population.
2. To be able to do so, it requires 3% of the entire salaries, of every working person in the US.
3. To expland Medicare to cover everyone in the US, you take the rate (3%) and multiply by the 7 (to accomodate the other 6/7 of the population).
4. This means to fund Medicare for all, there needs to be a 21% tax added.
5. It's important to remember that Medicare tax is a flat tax, the rich pays 3% now and will pay 21% later, so will the poor.

2007-08-28 05:22:48 · 14 answers · asked by Ricky T 6

What matters is that his received a plurality of the total vote.

Counties are nothing more that administrative districts of the state.

ONE MAN ONE VOTE: Just because a lot of people live in cities, that is no reason to try to diminish their vote!

And yes Bush did win the popular vote (In '04 not '00), and to me that's what really matters. The Electoral College Sucks.

2007-08-28 05:14:25 · 8 answers · asked by Brandon ツ 3

You can't vote for yourself.

2007-08-28 04:25:15 · 16 answers · asked by Balrog 2

So, for example, if New York said that its primary would be one week before New Jersey's, and New Jersey said that its primary would be one week before New York's, then what would happen?

Are there any other laws that are circular references?

2007-08-28 03:18:55 · 7 answers · asked by presidentrichardnixon 3

Thompson's staff lost another professional because his wife is interfering with the operation of the campaign. Perhaps Rove is available. Apparently he did not want to stick around to see this administration go down the toilet. It just more quality everywhere you look. How did we ever let this happen?

2007-08-28 02:48:53 · 4 answers · asked by sSuper critic 2

It seems like there's more pedophiles, child molestors, closeted gay senators/governors. Aren't republicans supposed to be "god-fearing" Christians? I mean I am not a republican, I am not a democrat either (I think they are both the devil) but geez, how can you be a "christian" and vote against gay rights and then BE gay??

2007-08-28 02:16:08 · 12 answers · asked by Vwgirl18 4