Other - Politics & Government - June 2007

They are masters at 'playing the system'. What more profitable excercise could there be from their point of view than getting their men into positions of power in the electoral office, and intimidating the rest of the staff with the fear of losing their jobs. If someone compained, so what, it the media refused to print it. What do others think?

2007-06-08 12:29:12 · 11 answers · asked by pete the pirate 5

Their members are forced to toe the party line, dictacted by lobbyist, and their leadership and resources manipulate the public. I think a possible solution is to ignore party and vote independant. What do others think?

2007-06-08 12:22:25 · 3 answers · asked by pete the pirate 5

I read in the news daily of new reasons to be ashamed of what has become of my country. In the last few weeks alone, information has come to light that our own government has:

1. been running secret torture facilities throughout Europe (specifically in Romania and Poland)

2. become so complacent that they are willing to grant full amnesty to millions of criminals (read: new immigration bill)

3. vowed to continue an illegal war in Iraq...even after the new powers in Congress swore they'd not allow this. Apparently, the Dems lie as often and as shamelessly as the Reps.

4. systemematically and often-times secretly been stripping away our civil rights in the name of our Fuhrer's (Read: Bush's) laughable grand scheme.

And while all this has been going on...the citizens of this country sit quietly by. This is exactly how the Nazi's were allowed to rule for so long: because the people refused to rise up and put a stop to it!

2007-06-08 11:48:12 · 35 answers · asked by Mr. Pink 2

american blacks why do you support democrats,do you not know during the civil war republicans were fighting to end slavery,and democrats were fighting to continue slavery,during the civil rights struggles of the 60`s republicans were fighting to give american blacks the same rights as all americans,and that democrats were fighting to deny american blacks the same rights as all americans,i do understand how the democrat/liberal dominated public education system seeks to keep the truth of history from you,but why do black leaders such as jesse jackson,al sharpton,cynthia mckinney,the congressional black caucus not reveal the truth of slavery and the true slave masters,that they now serve,to keep american blacks in poverty,republicans are not perfect,but they have done more for american black freedoms than democrats.and continue to encoruage the success of the american black citizen,please do some history research and learn the truth,and any young democrat/liberals out there do the same.

2007-06-08 11:47:30 · 10 answers · asked by truckman 4

2007-06-08 10:41:14 · 20 answers · asked by marco_syco 2

Is it just me or does it look as if our Government is trying to make America look like an out of control 3rd world nation?

They show up everywhere wearing full tactical gear like a special forces unit.

How many of these are contracted mercinaries?

2007-06-08 10:26:53 · 10 answers · asked by scottanthonydavis 4

2007-06-08 10:25:57 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

It seems to me they provided a different philosophy;at least an interesting alternative to viewing values.
And what harm did they really cause?Look at the way we look or better,not look at world situations now.No one can think on their own. You have to check with the news channels and the internet They tell us what is right and wrong.

2007-06-08 09:38:17 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Have you been given a loan, even though you cant afford the repayments or have you been treated unfairly by any organisation, like the Tax credits office or post office?
If you have, it may be a Social Policy issue. Did you know that you can report stuff like this to your CAB? They will complete evidence forms to send to a central Social Policy offices, to try to change the law. If we campaign for change together, we can make things happen.

2007-06-08 09:23:36 · 3 answers · asked by DJJD 6

I keeping hearing people say that it doesn't exist and that if it does government action is a stretch. Do u agree?

2007-06-08 09:23:31 · 14 answers · asked by adrmets 2

Instead they try to censor any opinion that doesn't fall in line with theirs,like in this forum for example just trying to get peoples comments deleted by falsely reporting perfectly valid questions and answers. Why are they such cowards?

2007-06-08 09:14:23 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

WASHINGTON – Someone has finally fixed an approximate taxpayer cost of between 12 million and 15 million illegal aliens residing in the U.S.

A new study by the Heritage Foundation's Robert Rector found a household headed by an individual without a high school education, including about two-thirds of illegal aliens, costs U.S. taxpayers more than $32,000 in federal, state and local benefits. That same family contributes an average of $9,000 a year in taxes, resulting in a net tax burden of $22,449 each year.

Over the course of the household's lifetime that tax burden translates to $1.1 million.

ain't liberalism grand? :-)~

2007-06-08 09:06:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are they still floating that nonsense?

2007-06-08 09:03:41 · 11 answers · asked by RP McMurphy 4

how can anyone possibly believe anything HRC says when we all know what she "stole" from the sacred White House?
At some point, does "integrity" have to be called upon or have Americans given up on the need for this core value?
(this question is ONLY about Hillary!)

2007-06-08 08:51:18 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I do. God bless self interested people and the great things they have produced.

2007-06-08 08:44:47 · 4 answers · asked by RP McMurphy 4

I found this link that some one had used to comment on something. It ENFURIATES me!!!!!!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/ar...

2007-06-08 08:41:07 · 7 answers · asked by KJ 4

In my earlier plan to end world hunger I did not realize that it would also cure global warming. With out the heat from the liberal joints I estimate, with solid scientific research, that global warming would be eliminated. Damn those hippies/liberals, they are the cause of everything wrong in this world!!

2007-06-08 08:24:26 · 7 answers · asked by Whatup??? 2

i live in scotland and the smoking ban was last year but if the government is that concerned with people smoking why don't they just stop selling it? i don't understand that basically you can't really smoke anywhere so why do they keep selling these ciggies?

2007-06-08 08:23:56 · 15 answers · asked by mizzmamma 5

From ABC News:

NATO officials say they have caught Iran red-handed, shipping heavy arms, C4 explosives and advanced roadside bombs to the Taliban for use against NATO forces, in what the officials say is a dramatic escalation of Iran's proxy war against the United States and Great Britain.

"It is inconceivable that it is anyone other than the Iranian government that's doing it," said former White House counterterrorism official Richard Clarke, an ABC News consultant.

NOTE: Richard Clarke is hardly a Bush mouthpiece. He has been openly critical of the Bush/Cheney administration and their rush to judgment on Iraq. He carries a certain amount of credibility.

2007-06-08 07:23:09 · 9 answers · asked by Martin L 5

How do you feel regarding the anniversary of the Falklands war? (Maldives war to you I guess).

2007-06-08 07:18:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/2/23/11431/2093

Rudy Giuliani was a 9/11 Failure
by davefromqueens
Fri Feb 23, 2007 at 09:15:17 AM PDT
It's September 10th, 2001. Rudy Giuliani is so unpopular in New York that he couldn't be elected dogcatcher. Having raised middle class taxes/fees, presided over the continued decline of one of the worst public school systems in America, worsened the state of health care in NYC, and doled out corporate welfare to his fat cat buddies, Giuliani was mostly a failure as Mayor. (As have most mayors of both parties been.) Sure crime fell (but it did nationwide and NYC was still safer in the 1960s than it was in 2000 so Giuliani's statistics are misleading) and Manhattan was cleaner (I'll give him that) but this is the same imbecile mayor who tried to close down a museum over a picture he personally disliked and who encouraged the kind of behavior that resulted in tragedies like Amadou Diallo and Abner Louima. Oh and I haven't even mentioned his personal behavior because Giuliani actually makes Brittney Spears seem tolerable.
davefromqueens's diary :: ::

But Giuliani's biggest failures as mayor stems from 9/11, both prior to and afterward. I live here, was in Manhattan on that day, so if you're not from NY, take it from those of us who live here first.
GIULIANI'S 9/11 FAILURES
A. PRIOR TO 9/11
1. IGNORING THE FBI - When the WTC was attacked in 1993 and we had a President who actually captured and killed EVERY person responsible for those attacks, the FBI released a series of recommendations to NYC to follow in the mid 1990s. But Giuliani, by that point replacing a competent Bill Bratton with an incompetent Howard Safir (and later third grade detective and door holder Bernie Kerik) put his ego (Giuliani is an incompetent leader and only feels secure around people even more incompetent) ahead of security and snubbed his nose at the FBI. Had these recommendations been implemented, more American lives in NYC would have been saved on 9/11.
2. FIREFIGHTER EQUIPMENT - Part of those recommendations were to give the firefighters radio equipment to communicate from ground to air. Those on the ground knew that the WTC would collapse 15-20 minutes down the road. IF the firefighters had the proper radio equipment, they would have been told to get out. Instead, they climbed to their death.
3. The COMMAND CENTER IN THE SKY - Only an idiot builds a command center 23 stories in the sky next to a major target of terrorists AFTER being told by the FBI NOT TO. Had there been an operational command center on 9/11, more lives would have been saved.
4. COORDINATION OF DEPARTMENTS - Again Giuliani the incompetent ignored the FBI recommendations to coordinate police with fire and EMT. Instead, we had a bunch of people running around not knowing what to do. This indecisiveness and confusion cost lives on 9/11.
B. GIULIANI ON 9/11
1. INTRODUCTION - Of the 3 categories, Giuliani will get his highest marks here by default. What Giuliani does best is speak to the camera and he did that well. But giving press conferences as opposed to taking meaningful actions are two different things. And keep in mind that with Bush reading My Pet Goat, ANYBODY would have looked good compared to Bush.
2. RUNNING AROUND, DOING NOTHING - From 8:46 am to 10:00 am was the time for Giuliani to be a leader. And Giuliani failed. He spent the time wandering the streets of lower Manhattan aimlessly not knowing what to do. He was lost and clueless. (The press conferences came later.)
3. SCREWING THE FIREFIGHTERS - Giuliani and his brass had the opportunity to save lives but didn't. Instead they got word that the WTC might collapse. Instead of captains taking 2 extra minutes to help their sailors, Giuliani decided to jump ship without the thought of trying to send word to the firefighter to get out of the buildings.
C. AFTER 9/11
1. EPA CORRUPTION - Giuliani and the Bush administration concealed environmental hazards and air conditions at 9/11 basically sending rescue workers to their deaths down the road. This is shameful.
2. LAWSUITS - Instead of helping the victims of 9/11 recover, Giuliani and Bush have been preventing these plaintiffs from getting what they are entitled to. Hero my ***.
3. PROFITTING OFF 9/11 - It's been well documented how Giuliani has exploited this tragedy for personal profit. The thing is Giuliani didn't do anything.
4. STEALING 9/11 VICTIM FUND MONEY - This is the one that should destroy Giuliani. To have the chutzpah to take money meant for the widows of 9/11 and redirecting it to his cronies is unforgivable.
5. TRIED SUSPENDING DEMOCRACY - If the terrorists hate us for our freedom, they sure must love Giuliani for Rudy tried to extend his term as mayor for 3 extra months.
6. IGNORING BIN LADEN, PRAISING BUSH During the 2004 convention, Giuliani said "Thank God George W Bush is our president." (I'd love for Democrats to make a commercial out of that in 2008 if Giuliani did get the nomination.) But what pissed New Yorkers off most is how Giuliani didn't give a flying __ about capturing Bin Laden and instead being a cheerleader for unrelated policies. New Yorkers want Bin Laden dead and Giuliani gave us a big middle finger.
CONCLUSION
The record as a whole shows Giuliani to be a miserable failure on 9/11 and his status as some kind of hero is completely mythological and driven by the corporate media. Somewhere in a safe house in Afghanistan, Osama Bin Laden was probably saying to himself, "Thank Allah George W Bush is President, Thank Allah Rudy Giuliani is Mayor of New York City. The death toll would never have been as high without them."

2007-06-08 07:11:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-08 06:41:29 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

With the influx of illegal immigrants and legislation enabling illegals in the future to vote ( obviously shifting far left when enabled to vote) would 12 million plus totally schew the bell curve in favor of the democratic party?

2007-06-08 06:20:25 · 15 answers · asked by Mr. Cadillac Jones 2

2007-06-08 06:15:10 · 15 answers · asked by softamoeba1 1

Assuming he rose from his grave one last time.

2007-06-08 06:12:36 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-08 06:07:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

After striking out on all scores, that is 0-6 on their six of 06 agenda; Pelosi states that “their principal accomplishment, so far, is not reflected in the legislative scorecard,” If I translate that from liberalese does that mean that they lost but are going to call it a win so no ones feelings will be hurt. I mean come on, losers are losers aren’t they?
During their first 150 days as the House Majority fewer than 30 bills -- few of them significant -- have been signed into law. Included in that legislation were 13 bills to rename federal property, five to extend existing law, and eight that were either co-sponsored by GOP Members, or passed without opposition.
That should make all who voted for them feel really good, at least they can call a loss a win and feel good about themselves. http://majorityap.com/emanuel_democrats_empty_agenda

2007-06-08 06:06:34 · 10 answers · asked by rmagedon 6

I can't figure out how they come up with saving energy by prolonging it. Now, in my mind, prolonging it consumes more energy (A/C running longer, etc). Also, why are we going through the rigamorow of changing times, why not just tack on 1/2 an hour and leave it that way? By the time I finally adjust to the time change, it's almost time to change back, then I've got to get used to that one too!

2007-06-08 05:57:06 · 6 answers · asked by swrong 6

2007-06-08 05:54:01 · 36 answers · asked by Shoe 3

Everyone says no to reform but says we need to enforce our current laws....Why haven't they been enforced all along??

2007-06-08 05:31:07 · 17 answers · asked by estephania2182 3