Politics - 20 June 2007

He will probably pardon Scooter Libby, retire to Texas, complain about all the illegal immigrants that he wanted here, and leave it to the next president to get us out of Iraq.

2007-06-20 13:48:56 · 21 answers · asked by Lindsey G 5

or leave the mess for the nmext president?

2007-06-20 13:48:42 · 14 answers · asked by WMD LIE p 1

2007-06-20 13:48:24 · 18 answers · asked by steinerrw 4

Socialism is a word that leaves a bad taste in a lot of people's mouths. When people describe socialism, they seem to refer to the massive state bureaucracies that we saw developed under the Soviet/Stalinist leaderships of history. So, Sweden is called socialist, because they offer their citizens a wide safety net to deflect the forces that cause poverty.

However, for a long time I lived under the impression that the goal of socialism was to break down power structures. Not NECESSARILY to hand over the control of capital and the means of production to the state, but to break down the barriers that exist between workers and their means of production. So, in my mind, socialism is linked with trade unionism, or an enhanced power of the trade union, which is an institution, or are institutions, that exist outside the state. In other words, "Socialism: handing the means of production to the state, or democratizing the workplace?"

2007-06-20 13:45:56 · 9 answers · asked by 1848 3

Thats why we are in iraq still.

2007-06-20 13:41:10 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

The monkey has a new toy called veto he likes to use. So face it cons, he hates america.

2007-06-20 13:40:17 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you think that when Bush baby speaks of respect for life he is referring to his political life, which is for more important to him than all of those who's life will be shortened because of the lack of a cure for diabetes. or those who live in pain and suffering because of spinal injury, or those who are disabled because of Parkensen's disease? The overwhelming consensus of the scientific community, not the loony birds who read goat droppings for their so called knowledge, agree that the veto will delay scientific progress for years. Do you think the term "disgusting obscenity' is strong enough?

2007-06-20 13:35:15 · 11 answers · asked by sSuper critic 2

to dirty with rove WMD's wire tapping and Haliburton
or is he just gun shy

ha ha ha ah hahaha

2007-06-20 13:34:24 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do they not read or watch any news articles and just chat amongst themselves,,,, or is it Global Warming sounds scarier?

2007-06-20 13:33:19 · 26 answers · asked by Dina W 6

Sounds great, doesn't it?

2007-06-20 13:30:36 · 27 answers · asked by Jake_Army_JAG_Malibu 1

2007-06-20 13:28:30 · 13 answers · asked by Jeremy P 2

The USA is a rotten nation that cannot mind its own business,

I do not have one ounce of sympathy for the troops or the politicians that sent them.

Americans need to go home and shut up..the whole world is sick of their arrogance and BS about how great the USA is

Newsflash dummys...the USA is a has been nation...period

2007-06-20 13:23:53 · 33 answers · asked by Roscoe R 1

but do you remember the rape rooms he had and the treaties he broke plus guess what he had wmd's but remember that he tried to block the UN against going over there.

2007-06-20 13:22:54 · 17 answers · asked by Jeremy P 2

Launch Date Name Result Reason

1964 Mariner 3 US (flyby) Failure Shroud failed to jettison
1964 Mariner 4 US (flyby) Success Returned 21 images
1969 Mariner 6 US (flyby) Success Returned 75 images
1969 Mariner 7 US (flyby) Success Returned 126 images
1971 Mariner 8 US Failure Launch failure
1971 Mariner 9 US Success Returned 7,329 images
Total cost of all Mariner missions was approximately $554 million.

1975 Viking 1 Orbiter/Lander US Success Located landing site for Lander and first successful landing on Mars
1975 Viking 2 Orbiter/Lander US Success Returned 16,000 images and extensive atmospheric data and soil experiments.
Total cost of both Viking missions was roughly one billion dollars.

1992 Mars Observer US Failure Lost prior to Mars arrival
The total cost of the Mars Observer mission including development, construction, launch, and ground support is estimated at $813 million.

1996 Mars Global Surveyor US Success More images than all Mars Missions
Total cost: $319 million including Development, construction and
Launch
5 years of operations

1996 Mars Pathfinder US Success Technology experiment lasting 5 times longer than warranty.
Total cost $280 million, including the launch vehicle and mission operations.

1998 Mars Climate Orbiter US Failure Lost on arrival
Project Cost
$327.6 million total for both orbiter and lander (not including Deep Space 2). $193.1 million for spacecraft development, $91.7 million for launch, and $42.8 million for mission operations.

1999 Mars Polar Lander US Failure Lost on arrival
total $120 million. (not including launch vehicle)

1999 Deep Space 2 Probes (2) US Failure Lost on arrival (carried on Mars Polar Lander)
The total cost of development of the Deep Space 2 probes was $29.2 million.

2001 Mars Odyssey US Success High resolution images of Mars
Total cost: About $300 million

2003 Mars Exploration Rover - Spirit US Success Over 70,000 images lasting 8 times longer than warranty
2003 Mars Exploration Rover - Opportunity US Success Over 58,000 images lasting 8 times longer than warranty
Total cost: Approximately $820 million total, consisting approximately of $645 million spacecraft development and science instruments; $100 million launch; $75 million mission operations and science processing

2005 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter US TBD
The total cost of the spacecraft was $720 million

If my addition is correct forgive me if I got lost in all those zero's I believe the total cost of US Mars Explorations from 1964 to 2005 is $4,292,000,000,000. Thats 4 trillion 292 million dollars for some very nice pictures space debris floating around in space and some Mars rocks. Is it worth it?

2007-06-20 13:20:29 · 15 answers · asked by Enigma 6

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2007-06-20 13:17:04 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

it seems to make things worse than before.

2007-06-20 13:14:58 · 25 answers · asked by Jeremy P 2

Because USA is a supepower you shall get legitimate and illegitimate complaints against the supepower, USA, even if you think is unfair. No superpower in history since the Sumerians and Babilonians have ever been 100% "popular".. Call it "the law of history". You rarely hear complaints against, let us say, New Zealand or Paraguay. Of course, New Zealand is a regional power, and Paraguay is somewhat poor. So why complain them? But USA is an hyperpower. Quite an invitation for criticism, good or bad. What do you think?

2007-06-20 13:14:42 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Extremely successful and gifted business people with a social conscience that have a mission to better society. Isn't that the model that the GOP should embrace?

2007-06-20 13:12:33 · 6 answers · asked by kobacker59 6

If we pull out now, then we are never going then the world will never respect America.

2007-06-20 13:12:06 · 8 answers · asked by VbyKM 3

[continuing ending of top] and they are going to take over Israel kill the jews, nuke the Americans, and be thee end of the world for most americans.

2007-06-20 13:10:09 · 6 answers · asked by VbyKM 3

m.j is michael jackson by the way

2007-06-20 13:06:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonamoyus 1

What is happening now that has never happened before? The earth has been through many warming and cooling cycles over thousands and millions of years, what EXACTLY is Different. Humans produce about 2 percent of the co2 claimed to change the earth.

2007-06-20 13:06:25 · 15 answers · asked by GREAT_AMERICAN 1

2007-06-20 13:01:52 · 20 answers · asked by the d 6

my friend comes from a long line of military history, dating back to the american revolution in the 1700's, his family comes from old money, but it is just a tradition for the men in this family to serve in the military, during a time of peace or war.. my friend is smart, and well educated, he is on the brink of telling his family he does not want to enlist unless he goes to Afghanistan, but this would greatly upset them. i talked to his father, and i told him my opinion of the war in Iraq being a dishonerable war, and the father simply replied, 'dishonorable or not, this is a family tradition, what does one soldier mean to a cause"? what should my friend do

2007-06-20 13:00:40 · 7 answers · asked by CALIFORNIA luvin 2

hellllllll no

2007-06-20 12:52:12 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

While Michael Moore & his movies are highly controversial, this latest one also brings up a good topic to discuss.

Will the government ever acknowledge the illnesses the Ground Zero rescue workers have developed, and do you think they will foot the bill for their ongoing sickness? It only seems fair that SOMEONE help them. If anyone has the resources to get these fine men and women the best health care in the world, I'd think it would be this one.

2007-06-20 12:51:55 · 5 answers · asked by amg503 7

since these hoes did not learn their lesson back in 2006
more angry voters ahainst FAILED BUSH repubicans WARS
for haliburton profits

2007-06-20 12:50:21 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Bush vetoes embryonic stem cell bill
DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - Vetoing a stem cell bill for the second time, President Bush on Wednesday sought to placate those who disagree with him by signing an executive order urging scientists toward what he termed "ethically responsible" research in the field.

Bush announced no new federal dollars for stem cell research, which supporters say holds the promise of disease cures, and his order would not allow researchers to do anything they couldn't do under existing restrictions.

Announcing his veto to a roomful of supporters, Bush said, "If this legislation became law, it would compel American taxpayers for the first time in our history to support the deliberate destruction of human embryos. I made it clear to Congress and to the American people that."
Morals !!
laughing through my tears. It is okay to keep our troops in harms way to fatten the pockets of his buddies though, isn't it.
Morals!! RIght Bush..

2007-06-20 12:45:51 · 17 answers · asked by rare2findd 6

would we still be under british command ?

2007-06-20 12:42:40 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-20 12:42:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous