Other - Politics & Government - May 2007

2007-05-03 07:53:37 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

Yesterday I hosted a veto rally in my hometown. I feel passionate about my desire to see a timeline for withdrawal of troops in Iraq...EVEN IF that timeline for withdrawal is TWO YEARS or so from now. It seems hopeless to have no plan for an end--especially with major combat actions being over for this long. I am connected to 250+ local democrats and republicans who feel the same way about Iraq--and I urged each of them to attend our rally. Five of 250+ actually showed up. I have concluded that it is "cool" to dislike this president. There seems to be millions out there who blog about demanding a change in our current agenda--but when it comes time to ACT people cower.

I'll be sending out a newsletter later today...and I want to add a few words that challenge people to take thier views seriously. I want to put out a message that you shouldn't just TALK about wanting change. ACT! Any ideas on a few words to get my point across...positively but firmly?

2007-05-03 06:51:10 · 9 answers · asked by just me 4

2007-05-03 06:14:50 · 5 answers · asked by Spirited Virgo 4

Fascinating.

http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/5535.html

2007-05-03 06:10:20 · 20 answers · asked by justagirl33552 4

Think about the consequences of your answer. What really is the reason for a government and what is their responsibility to the people? Is this function different in a monarchy vs a republic or democracy? Is there another entity that should be in the mix and isn't? What level should the gvt play at?

2007-05-03 06:00:49 · 9 answers · asked by BaseballGrrl 6

he seems very unwilling to accept responsibility for his mistakes, ignores reality and is always seeking to blame someone else.

Is this the classic thinking pattern of an alcoholic?

2007-05-03 05:45:29 · 11 answers · asked by nostradamus02012 7

It seems most folk think that we all have been mavericks from day one, but is that really so? In the old west communities were tight and depended on each other greatly for their survival. There are only a few examples of these bright individuals (like Jim Bowie, or Davy Crocket), but aren’t these the exceptions? Have we built a myth around an exception? Weren’t most looking to each other for support; weren’t family units large and strong helping each other out best as they could, and weren’t neighbors truly neighborly?

When the wagon trains rolled across the continent wouldn’t they all camp out in circles for better defense, or would they all just go and find there own camp spot away from each other?

Seems today people move around so much, and burn so many bridges, that our family relationships have become weak and strained. Not many of us keep life long friends anymore.

Have movies and popular media (like western films) given us a false sense of Individualism?

2007-05-03 05:32:47 · 6 answers · asked by stupidity_of_pride 4

Nancy Pelosi goes to Syria to, OH MY GOD, have DIALOG with a country that has influence in Iraq. That dialog could possibly help settle down Iraq. It certainly couldn't hurt. She is labeled as the "strongest ally" of the terrorists, and guess what? Condoleezza Rice is in Syria today! So apparently the Bush administration is also the terrorists strongest ally as well. What a pack of hypocrites the White House is. Why is it ok for Rice to go but not Pelosi!? I really, really don't get it. The Democrats are "the party of cut and run" apparently. Well the Republicans are the party of "lets ignore the world and especially the terrorists and then we'll see if the terrorists want to stop killing us." I don't see why leaving Iraq is worse than ignoring people directly involved with Iraq that are killing our men. What do you think? Am I right or am I right about the hypocritical thing at least? I know there are going to be so crazy far-right conservatives who'll lash out at me on the Iraq thing

2007-05-03 05:26:12 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Our first admendment says Freedom of Speech,
it dos not say ( Freedom of Speech; unless offensive)
so whats up

2007-05-03 05:23:30 · 19 answers · asked by gohanss464601 3

do you think the party will survive?

2007-05-03 05:11:13 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

The prospects don't look too promising.

2007-05-03 05:07:46 · 9 answers · asked by monasowner 2

What are they afraid of? Abortion kills more humans than guns, yet that is O.K?Why are they so egar to take away one of our rights. They bash Bush for the patriot act yet want to take away our guns.Sounds like they cant make-up their minds on anything, first they support Bush, now have turned on him. I dont understand how you can support them. All they do is change to whatever is popular now,and you want them to lead us?At least our President has stood firm with his desision,wrong or right he dont let others run the country.

2007-05-03 05:02:23 · 13 answers · asked by wezl4 3

Aside from fiduciary duties to its shareholders, a corporation has no outside duties in the absence of any regulatory scheme, does it?

In other words, if there is no governmental regulatory scheme isn't it in the best interest of a corporation to cheat if the risk calculus is advantageous to do so?

After all, in the view of the corporate entity, as long as the customer agrees to pay the amount negotiated, wouldn't cheating, lying, misrepresenting, etc., not only be okay but advantageous from an economic standpoint if there were no statutory scheme penalizing it?

P.S. By "regulatory/statutory scheme" I mean laws to obey.

My question basically addresses instances where there are no laws on the books to regulate certain types of corporate behavior, such as emerging areas of internet commerce.

2007-05-03 04:50:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

what are the causes and effects?
and who has to pay for it in the future?

2007-05-03 04:36:01 · 8 answers · asked by Honor 2

Republicans having sex with prostitutes? Why, congressional pages are not that good anymore?!

2007-05-03 03:59:17 · 3 answers · asked by Ronnie 2

i've discovered global warming is a joke!

2007-05-03 03:41:36 · 8 answers · asked by dƒ 5

I keep hearing some people refer to investigating him, etc., but oddly this question has not been asked.

So what are people saying he did?

2007-05-03 03:35:49 · 4 answers · asked by American citizen and taxpayer 7

why dont the millions, the masses, rise up in mexico and kick the crap out of the corrupt government in their own country? they are so good a protesting and demanding in a country that they are invading proves they have some cojones....what gives?

2007-05-03 03:19:07 · 16 answers · asked by Mustardseed 6

Curse those battery powered Mars Rovers. They are raising dust and
causing climate change on Mars.This is all bullshit, they don't know
for sure what the reason for warming is on Earth or Mars.
Some scientists say it's caused by changes in solar activity, I would
think the rise in temperature on Mars supports that idea.


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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1720024.ece


From The Sunday Times
April 29, 2007



Climate change hits Mars


Mars is being hit by rapid climate change and it is happening so fast
that the red planet could lose its southern ice cap, /writes Jonathan
Leake/.


Scientists from Nasa say that Mars has warmed by about 0.5C since the
1970s. This is similar to the warming experienced on Earth over
approximately the same period.

2007-05-03 02:26:39 · 13 answers · asked by cladiusneroimperator 2

I will state it again. You do not have to serve to be patriotic, but, what is the justification, besides fear and cowardace, for a capable person who enter military service, especially in a time of need?

2007-05-03 01:58:02 · 14 answers · asked by willndjax 3

2007-05-03 01:02:07 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-02 20:58:15 · 4 answers · asked by lee squarationality 1

2007-05-02 20:38:38 · 6 answers · asked by ann 1

Money to individuals? Money to organizations and programs? Policies? Public memory activities/ceremonies? Public apologies?

2007-05-02 20:09:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are extreme Muslims really fascists?

Fascism is defined as:
a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.

Some might argue that the U.S. is heading this direction.

2007-05-02 19:22:54 · 7 answers · asked by steele_cd 1

One of my co-workers made a shocking claim about this today and I want to see if he's right or not.

2007-05-02 18:56:52 · 8 answers · asked by Emmel 2

With the President vetoeing the latest budget deal and the American People voted to end the war when will we pullout? If you want the war to end SPEAK UP!!!!

2007-05-02 18:15:17 · 11 answers · asked by patrick p 2

2007-05-02 17:19:50 · 15 answers · asked by Col. Forbin 1

An object no matter the mass is which fall from the same height will take the same time to reach the ground (Galileo's Pisa Experiment).

If the height of WTC is 526.3 meters and the gravity constant is 9.8 m/s^2 then the time needed by the roof top to reach the ground is given by:

h=1/2*g*t^2
t=sqrt(2*h/g)
=sqrt(2*526.3/9.8)
=sqrt(107.4081633)
=10.36379097 second

but why in the video recording it took only 9.5 seconds. It is so odd isn't it?

2007-05-02 17:14:49 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-02 16:56:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous