Other - Politics & Government - January 2007

fighting against our government for things instead of each other?

Wouldn't that make more sense? There are issues in our country that are bigger than gay marraige, abortion and illegal immigration (as much as I hate to say that).

But, while we sit here and argue about these trivial things...they are running ammuck and doing whatever the hack that they want.

We DO need to secure our borderS (we can deal with the people that are here after that)...we have a National ID card that goes into effect 05/01/2008 that will have a transmitter in it, they will be able to track you where ever you go...they are talking about a North American Union....and the list goes on.

Can't we just stand together as a country and MAKE them do what is right for our country??

2007-01-12 13:17:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

and why?

2007-01-12 13:16:30 · 15 answers · asked by Source 4

I have to do a report on Ronald Reagan for history, do you know of any sites I could get some info on him from?

2007-01-12 12:46:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

He lost his state Democratic primary, so he ran as an "independent" in the general election and won. -- How come he's not an "Independent" in the Senate??? If he was an Independent, he would have no right to the chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee (which he holds now), and I don't believe he would retain his senate seniority. So why was he allowed to do this???

2007-01-12 12:44:57 · 4 answers · asked by voycinwilderness 2

2007-01-12 12:43:56 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

or do they

2007-01-12 12:09:26 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-12 11:57:59 · 8 answers · asked by Gabriel M 4

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Criticism comforts enemy By Andrew C. McCarthy and Clifford D. May
Fri Jan 12, 7:14 AM ET



Opponents of President Bush's plan for salvaging the dire situation in Iraq have every right to speak out. And those in Congress who believe it pointless to do anything other than accept defeat have the power to cut off funds.


But the President of the United States has rights and powers as well. He is the commander in chief, and his war-fighting abilities cannot be micro-managed. The president's critics also should consider how their words sound to those dispatching suicide bombers, planting roadside bombs and looking forward to the day they can burn down the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on CNN and al-Jazeera.


Skepticism about the new approach is widespread - and not just among Democrats. There are those who fear Bush is not committing enough troops to get the job done. Others worry that the administration's actions won't match Bush's rhetoric. Some say the plan relies too much on Iraqi officials and forces that have proven unreliable.


There are two logical responses: Propose a better way forward, or candidly call for the United States to accept defeat - without trying to spin that as "redeployment" or some other transparent euphemism.


In the end, we don't think most Democrats will want to be in the position of saying they support the troops in Iraq even as they hold back the reinforcements needed to complete their mission.


After the swift toppling of Saddam Hussein's regime, things got tougher. Some leading Democrats have tried to draw a distinction between the war in Iraq (a war they overwhelming favored at the start) and the wider war on terrorism. The distinction was never valid, and today it is less so than ever. Osama bin Laden himself regards Iraq as the central front in al-Qaeda's jihad.


There's no sugarcoating it: A defeat for the United States in Iraq would be a victory for our mortal enemies. It would lead to other defeats for U.S. forces on other battlefields. It would guarantee more terrorism and more dead American citizens.


So scrutinize and criticize, if you must. But then give us a plan to win. Our nation can accept nothing less.


Andrew C. McCarthy is a former federal prosecutor and director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies' Center for Law & Counterterrorism. Clifford D. May is president of the FDD.

2007-01-12 11:56:03 · 9 answers · asked by PoliticallyIncorrect 4

this is just a general question.. I am not on either side, I just want to hear answers...

2007-01-12 11:54:31 · 17 answers · asked by Gabriel M 4

So how are we not creating more terrorist?

2007-01-12 11:51:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

white liberals as well?

2007-01-12 11:29:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

apparently teachers at SMU don't want the library to be there?

kind of odd... has this ever happened before?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070112/ap_on_re_us/bush_library

2007-01-12 11:27:17 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-12 11:20:39 · 23 answers · asked by YA 1

2007-01-12 11:11:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-12 10:56:20 · 9 answers · asked by Wabbit 5

2007-01-12 10:46:11 · 6 answers · asked by Boludo 1

I found that just a little shocking when I heard it on Night Line
last night. These crooks are getting between $40,000 & $120,000
while sitting in prison. These are our tax dollars.

The last time this issue was supposed to be voted on, none of our
Democrat or Republican politicians showed up to vote against it.
More negligence or just plain cronism?

2007-01-12 10:39:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-12 10:36:45 · 6 answers · asked by treving 42 6

That is what our USA forces did yesterday in Iraq. We entered the Iranian Embassy by force and took computers, files and other items. That attack had to have been authorized and I'd like to know who authorizes acts of war without congressional approval? That is illegal and is, in my opinion, an act of TERRORISM.

2007-01-12 10:28:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-12 10:00:36 · 33 answers · asked by upthelions 4

Is this a double standard? Did you guys know about this?

2007-01-12 09:21:43 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I live in Calif. can it be done over the internet?

2007-01-12 09:16:22 · 14 answers · asked by diamond 2

many of you blaming al esalm , but if i saw someone bad so does evry body arround him are bad? its very clear . NO.... what i mean that not because some men missundrestud the right roles of al eslam ,so evry muslims are bad ..... etc
another thing . what you see at your cnn.bbc.abs.abc. is not always right. for example one tv channel once said that muslims ,some way , dont have a problem with killing....
now we say thats in the holy qura'an in many times we are not allowed to kill ... see your self... i say thats its not USA job to decide what is good for us and what is bad for us ... now all of us have to fight terrorism because its not acceptable for very one ..i have a crhristian freind and we are agree that the tow different religions are not the problem, the problem is that some governments in the west just dont respect muslims even they are a part of it

2007-01-12 09:15:05 · 6 answers · asked by the black knight 1

The US troops have taken a beating ....sectarian violence (more like a civil war) A puppet regime in Iraq - but not a puppet American regime but an Iranian one carrying out blatant ethnic cleansing of Sunni's - Wow has Bush done the best job ever of ending his pPresidency with the death of the US as a super power ....

Can we finally admit outloud that the US has lost in Iraq that it has hardened it's enemies and made the posibility of a nuclear attack (dirty or otherwise) on US soil go from an improbable posibility to a matter of time?

We will soon be able to blame Bush for the ultimate destruction of his own nation?

What mismanagement - Bush the last of the Ceasars

2007-01-12 09:11:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/traveltax/

The government's proposal to introduce road pricing will mean you
having to purchase a tracking device for your car and paying a monthly
bill to use it.
The tracking device will cost about £200 and in a recent study by the
BBC, the lowest monthly bill was £28 for a rural florist and £194 for
a delivery driver.
A non working Mum who used the car to take the kids to school paid £86
in one month.
On top of this massive increase in tax, you will be tracked. Somebody
will know where you are at all times. They will also know how fast you
have been
going, so even if you accidentally creep over a speed limit you can
expect a NIP with your monthly bill.
If you care about our freedoms and stopping the constant bashing of
the car driver, please sign the petition on No 10's new website

2007-01-12 09:04:22 · 8 answers · asked by candyfloss 5

2007-01-12 08:58:22 · 9 answers · asked by Sir W 3

who is the new secetary general of united nations

2007-01-12 08:57:24 · 4 answers · asked by james s 1

Ron Paul, a Libertarian anti-war republican who also holds office in the house of representatives has announced that he'll be running for president.

Do you think a libertarian candidate has a chance ?

2007-01-12 08:43:31 · 14 answers · asked by IRunWithScissors 3

recently in parliment this was adressed again no answer yet but previously he said he had never attended , this is a blatant lie. the man lies and lies and lies and because not enough people take notice of politics in the majority of the population he gets away with it .

what right has a man that works for us the people got to lie and spin ?? whats your take people .

also recently i went on camerons site and asked him if he had attended but i need over 100 votes for it to get in the top 5 , he can lie odviously but i wouldnt mind getting an answer. many politicians have attended these meeting gordon brown being one and if this is not suposed to be so sinister why do they lie about it.

2007-01-12 08:25:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

i even know someone thats homeless...i think its because of bush taxing us for the war.

2007-01-12 08:18:29 · 18 answers · asked by hannah1 2