Politics - 20 June 2007

2007-06-20 23:58:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I wonder how is Iraqi oil revenue distributed now. I mean who the revenue of the oil now belons to, Iraqi government, the US under the mandate or anyone else in other forms?

2007-06-20 23:05:58 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Gotta have your daily fix

2007-06-20 22:14:36 · 16 answers · asked by flushles 3

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070620/ap_on_el_pr/clinton_artful_dodger;_ylt=Amr2niZ9.J4HZJ2jAaw1YUCyFz4D
Sen. Hillary Clinton an artful dodger

By RON FOURNIER, Associated Press WriterWed Jun 20, 3:20 AM ET

Slick Hillary? Former President Clinton earned the nickname "Slick Willy" for his mastery in the political arts of ducking and dodging. He had a knack for convincing people on both sides of an issue that he agreed with them.

His wife may not be as smooth, but Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is doing a passable impression of the ever-parsing former president.

Would she pardon Scooter Libby?

No comment.

Would she nominate a union leader to be secretary of labor?

Maybe.

Would she repeal the North American Free Trade Agreement?

Can't say.

The Democratic presidential candidate drew several rounds of applause for her appearance before the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union Tuesday. She flashed her sense of humor, displayed a deep knowledge of the issues and held her own in a forum that pitted her against other presidential rivals. But what stood out was her reluctance to address questions head-on.

This habit of hers begs a question: Will the Clintonian tactic help her in the crowded Democratic field — or hurt her in the eyes of voters who have grown coarsened by the spin and obfuscation that marred both the Clinton and Bush administrations?

"It's obviously a skill that, in the long run, served Bill Clinton well, and there's something to say for a politician who doesn't alienate people by taking clear positions on issues," said Charles Franklin, political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. "For Bill, it was certainly a useful skill for political success."

But he said the question for Hillary Clinton "is whether she can pull it off, because it's certainly not an easy thing to do successfully."

She gave AFSCME her best shot.

MSNBC host Chris Matthews asked Clinton at the labor forum whether former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby should be pardoned.

"Oh, I think there would be enough to be said about that without me adding to it," she replied.

"That is such a political answer!" complained Matthews.

The largely Democratic audience buzzed, apparently in protest of Matthews' response. One audience member told him to ask a "real question." Clinton finished the person's sentence: " ... a question that's really about the people in this audience and not what goes on inside of Washington," she said.

"So we'll leave that as a non-answer," Matthews said.

Clinton 1, Moderator 0.

Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, was convicted in March of lying to investigators and obstructing Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald's inquiry into the 2003 leak of a CIA operative's identity. A federal judge said last week he will not delay a 2 1/2-year prison sentence for Libby in the case.

Most conservatives want President Bush to pardon Libby. Most Democratic activists don't.

Indeed, Clinton's rivals for the Democratic nomination didn't hesitate to simply reply "no" when asked about a Libby pardon.

It was the same dynamic on trade. Shortly after Rep. Dennis Kucinich vowed to repeal the North American Free Trade Agreement, Clinton was asked if she would move to scuttle it.

She dodged. "Like anything," Clinton said, "NAFTA had some positives, but unfortunately had a lot of downsides."

Clinton can be specific when she want to be. In her non-answer on NAFTA, she identified a soon-to-be-closed car plant by the small Michigan town where it's located, and she talked in depth about the link between outsourced jobs and health care costs.

Playing to the union crowd, Matthews asked Clinton whether she would nominate a union leader as secretary of the Labor Department. Yes or no? "It's a great idea," she said. "I think we should really consider that." It wasn't what you would call a firm commitment.

Some voters might find it refreshing that Clinton passed up three chances to pander to liberal Democrats. Being against Libby, opposed to NAFTA and in favor of giving unions a voice at the Labor Department are no-brainers in Democratic primary fights.

It may be that she's looking beyond the nomination.

"I kind of see those things as in keeping with her effort to paint herself as a more moderate Democrat than her image as first lady," Franklin said.

Until recently, Clinton distanced herself from the liberal, anti-war wing of the Democratic Party on Iraq — a position that her advisers said was true to her convictions as well as smart general-election strategy. But, under pressure from activists who dominate primary and caucus voting, she has steadily edged to the left.

She told the crowd Tuesday that she had been calling for a troop withdrawal "for some time," not mentioning that her rivals have held that position for a longer period. On the other hand, she said some troops will need to remain in Iraq to contain al-Qaida, protect Kurds, keep an eye on Iran, protect the U.S. Embassy and maybe train Iraqi forces.

The answer offered a little something for everybody, for or against U.S. involvement in Iraq. Pretty slick.

2007-06-20 22:02:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

NAMBLA is what fills the blank. The first time I asked this it was deleted.

Please state if you are conservative, liberal, or moderate.

****Im conservative.

2007-06-20 22:01:47 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

An advertising blitz for a growing credit card company features two humorous television commercials. One features Vikings who are defeated by that credit card’s low interest rates. The other series of ads pokes fun at the apparent difficulty of cashing in on the “other company’s” frequent flier miles. Every one of the commercials ends with the same catchy tagline: “What’s in your wallet?”

Well, in the same spirit, I want to ask you people what firearm you are carrying right now, or the one you usually carry?

What's in your holster?

2007-06-20 21:50:39 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I didn't think so.

You can have mine when you pry it from my cold, dead hands.

2007-06-20 21:41:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

The Republicans dont' seem to have any leading candidates who are strong advocates of the 2nd Amendment. Democrats of course, well they hever have supported it to begin with.

If we end up with the wrong person in the White House, it could spell a great deal of trouble for hunters, firearms enthusiasts and pro-civil liberties people.

2007-06-20 21:32:03 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Both are DUI convicts and have a similar silver spoon background.

Can we expect Paris to run for president as the republican candidate some day?

2007-06-20 21:14:16 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I wondered if this was a common misconception. Or is that 'Freedom Fries' instead of French fries crap really true?
If it is true and people argue that, 'We saved their butts in World War 2,' why don’t they say ‘Thanks for helping us in our original war for independence and we respect your politics are different than ours.

2007-06-20 19:28:44 · 19 answers · asked by mixie 2

2007-06-20 19:25:22 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

"In true democracy every man and women is taught to think for himself or herself."

--Ghandi

2007-06-20 19:11:44 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Wargasm

by L7

album: Bricks Are Heavy (1992)



Wargasm Wargasm, one two three
Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the amputee
Masturbate, watch it on TV
Crocodile tears for the refugee

Wargasm Wargasm, one two three
smutty bloody pictures, ecstasy
Blue balls waiting impatiently
From Alcatraz to Lady Liberty.

Body bags and dropping bombs,
The pentagon knows how to turn us on.
Wargasm Wargasm, one two three
People, people, ecstasy
wave those flags high in the air
As long as it takes place over there.

Wargasm
Wargasm
Wargasm
Wargasm

Body bags and dropping bombs,
the pentagon knows how to turn us, turn us on
Wargasm
Turn us on
Wargasm

2007-06-20 19:03:13 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070619/ap_o...

Have we come to the point in America where we have to pay people to do what is right?

I would find this offer insulting, myself.

For some, it may work as that leg up they may require . . . I just don't know. It almost fits the "teach a man to fish" mold, but seems like the program is swooping in to instill values that people should already have. BUT, the funding looks private, so I don't really object to that. . . .

Wondering what you guys think . . .

2007-06-20 19:01:43 · 16 answers · asked by Moneta_Lucina 4

we are in a poor african country planning to plant 300 ha of teak trees. it's social work. I have heard that this plantation generates CO2 credits which are worth money. Can anybody tell me how to deal with this?

2007-06-20 18:58:35 · 1 answers · asked by Reto 1

2007-06-20 18:55:03 · 6 answers · asked by ibid 3

Control the media and control the Cattle Farm.

2007-06-20 18:54:20 · 9 answers · asked by Mr. USA U 2

If Communist Russia had not removed their WMD's from Cuba would Kennedy have order a preemptive strike to remove them?

2. How does this compare to Bush and Iraq’s WMD's?

3. If you believe the intel was false on Iraq’s WMD's why have we not Impeached Bush?

Kennedy's speech to Congress
http://famousquotes.me.uk/speeches/John_F_Kennedy/2.htm

2007-06-20 18:47:54 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-20 18:27:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

had decided to do in the 2000 election?

It seems as though neocons want to pick and choose when what they believe in is applicable.

2007-06-20 18:16:39 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-20 18:07:37 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://blogs.usatoday.com/gallup/2007/06/what_do_hmos_an.html

New Gallup data show confidence in Congress at all time low
Just 14% of Americans have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in Congress.

This 14% Congressional confidence rating is the all-time low for this measure, which Gallup initiated in 1973. The previous low point for Congress was 18% at several points in the period of time 1991 to 1994.

2007-06-20 18:05:57 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Now before you people explode on me I want you to actually imagine if this were reality. I personally believe that both sides in the long run would be happier if the South had won. Each side today is so politically sectionalized that it would make life so much easier for both sides if we were separate countries. Now I’m not saying I don’t love my country I do, but I don’t love all of my country. I live in Texas and we are being overrun with Mexicans and if we could make laws on our own I can promise you they would be back in Mexico right now. Today it would be the South in Iraq and we wouldn’t have a problem with it, now I’m not saying that we don’t have Democrats here but not enough of them to count for shi+. The North could do what ever they wanted also, they could whine like France up there for all I care. It is my opinion that by this time each side would have gotten used to life without the other. And we couldn’t imagine life being the same country.

2007-06-20 18:04:07 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-20 17:58:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3299671&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

2007-06-20 17:56:01 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

That was the reason Bush gave for us going to war in Iraq. When that lie was disproven, the reasons for going to war began to evolve into other reasons to try to make it still look appealing.

2007-06-20 17:50:36 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Who and why?

2007-06-20 17:50:29 · 15 answers · asked by Starfire 3

i don't agree with the iraq war nor do I like anyone in the bush admin - but I don't know why gates is the exception......

2007-06-20 17:42:57 · 1 answers · asked by Billy B 1

I really don't think they do, if you read some of their rants.

2007-06-20 17:36:20 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

My belief is that it compared closely to:

1) The Philippine-American War
If you haven't heard of this war, it is because they usually don't teach it, for a very good reason. If you are a knowlege nut like myself, read this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine-American_War

If you try to compare it to the American Revolution or World War II, please do. I could use a good laugh before I go to bed.

2007-06-20 17:34:54 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous