Politics - 20 July 2007

Will they be satisfied when the terrorists converge on Iraq and make it a hotbed for terrorist activity, ultimately culminating into another attack on the U.S. on its own soil? What will they do then?

2007-07-20 04:26:22 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

a) The people that condemn Senator Vitter cheating on his wife but do not condemn President Clinton for his cheating on his wife.

or

b) People like Senator Vitter whose political agenda mainstay has been "family values".


For those that are having a hard time deciding, here is the definition of Hypocrisy:

hy·poc·ri·sy (h-pkr-s)
n. pl. hy·poc·ri·sies
1. The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness.
2. An act or instance of such falseness.

2007-07-20 04:24:35 · 18 answers · asked by Kerry R 5

The only solution is a war on healthcare. Healthcare is way to expensive, paying for it with tax dollars wont fix it and will bring us closer to communism. The answer-
a war on it- a complete boycott of all healthcare untill the cost goes down. Yes people will hurt and die- it is a war that will make us hero's to future generations.
Lets not be cowards.

2007-07-20 04:22:47 · 6 answers · asked by Casey D 2

First off, capital gains are already taxed at the corporate level. Stock is a share of a taxable firm. A firm’s shares trade at a multiple of forward earnings. If the Street thinks XYZ will earn $1/share before taxes in the next 12 months, and its P/E is 10, and it is taxed at 35%, then a share of XYZ will trade at $6.50, not $10. If XYZ announces a new contract and now the Street thinks it will earn $1.20 before taxes, the stock doesn’t go up $2/share – it goes up $1.30/share. The gain is already reduced by virtue of the corporate level taxed.

So there shouldn’t be any tax – but there is one, albeit a lower one.

But that lower rate applies only if you’ve held the asset for a year or more. Why?

2007-07-20 04:20:53 · 8 answers · asked by truthisback 3

I want to know what powers have been granted to the policymakers? any link where I can find full information on this?

2007-07-20 04:19:16 · 5 answers · asked by intellect_inside 2

2007-07-20 04:17:10 · 20 answers · asked by Page 4

the funding bill before they leave for break?

2007-07-20 04:16:56 · 3 answers · asked by Amanda K 4

How tragic. They were so arrogant. Pride goes before the fall.

2007-07-20 04:16:03 · 12 answers · asked by George B 1

'C' Students

FDR - 4 Terms
Truman - One of the last respectable democrats
Reagan - 2 landslide victories, ended communism
GWB - Two Terms. Restored Honor & Dignity back to the White House

'A' Students

W. Wilson - WW1 was a horrible choice
Carter - One Termer, worst prez in History!
Clinton - Impeached & Dissbarred

(Both Kerry & Gore got worse grades than Bush in college so be careful when you answer LIBS)

2007-07-20 04:15:13 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

(1) Yes ; or
(2) No ; or
(3) Don't Know

2007-07-20 04:06:04 · 18 answers · asked by JAGDISH_SAHEB 1

I know I have more respect for the so-called traitors anyday. Observe:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-maher/the-founding-fathers-woul_b_57064.html
Patriot has become another word for lemming.

2007-07-20 03:56:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Every time someone asks a question about pulling out of Iraq, half the people have to say "we still have bases in Germany and Korea, so we are never really pulling out". Cmon, give me a break, 1 or 2 bases is not the same as a several hundred thousound troops. When someone says "bring the troops home" they mean bring the large majority of them home.

Also, for everyone who says we should stay for 10 plus years, it's never gonna happen. Your doing the same thing democrats do when they try to put a timetable for the troops; trying to make a point by uselessly suggesting something that will never happen.

2007-07-20 03:56:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

• The US estimates we spend $45 billion a year on Drug Prohibition. $30 billion of that is spent on incarceration alone.
• Drug use has increased in every category measurable since the prohibition of drugs began.
• The average markup of legal drugs (caffeine, nicotine, alcohol) is 18%, where the average markup for illegal drugs (cocaine, heroin, meth) is closer to 1000%. In other words, the ‘risk’ factor for selling drugs is a massive premium that makes drug trafficking a substantial business. Estimates range in the hundreds of billions a year, but are impossible to measure.
• Prohibition creates a market that wouldn’t be there for extraordinarily dangerous drugs, such as Meth and Crack.
• The US estimates only about 10-20% of all illegal drugs are actually intercepted. Hardly an effective number.
• Prohibition limits pharmaceutical studies and use. THC is clearly beneficial to Cancer & Chemo patients, as well as Parkinson’s sufferers.

2007-07-20 03:54:59 · 24 answers · asked by Incognito 5

2007-07-20 03:51:47 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

"The far-Right party’s candidate there captured a respectable share of the vote: 8.9 per cent.

...Labour has little to cheer about either – apart from the mere fact of having held on...
Labour’s vote fell by 14.1 points in Sedgefield and by 7.3 points in Southall. In Sedgefield Labour’s share of the vote was only 44.8 per cent, in Southall only 41.5 per cent.
In neither place does Labour now have an overall majority.
The only party to make more than derisory gains was the Liberal Democrats who were up 8.0 points in Sedgefield and 3.2 points in Southall... even the Liberal Democrats failed to come within hailing distance of victory in either.
The swing in their favour from Labour was 11.1 per cent in Sedgefield and 5.3 per cent in Southall."

Voters have seen through the Leftist hyperbole and lies as BNP clearly demonstrated to be a legitimate, viable party.

They and LibDems have your interests at heart and only the chronically self-delusional would now trust Labour or Tory
Thoughts?

2007-07-20 03:49:25 · 15 answers · asked by B.o.B 2

See the following regarding the pork bun scandal:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070719/ap_on_re_as/china_cardboard_buns

Why did that demented, incompetent Donald Rumsfeld feel compelled to lie to us Americans for years, while bumbling through a failed, miserably planned "war," with no exit strategy -- and when do you think our non-warrior administrators will be made to pay for their deception?

2007-07-20 03:49:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

do you really think that voting will change something? do you think that the ''president'' actually has power....or do you beleive that whoever wins, wins because top elite poeple decide so...and that he is their puppet....in other words...do you believe that the USA, CANADA, UK are a real democracy?? or is democracy a hoax!??

2007-07-20 03:44:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-20 03:44:42 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Sunday evening on Bruce Dumont's 'Beyond The Beltway' , a nationally syndicated talk show , we got an earful from Barak Obama's Campaign advisor Pete Giangreco .
As the panelists were discussing the threat from Radical Islamists , a 92yr old D-Day veteran called-in to express his concern about the expansionist nature of Radical Islam and the forthcoming threat of more attacks on U.S. soil . After another panelist made his comment , Pete Giangreco took his turn . Mr. Giangreco , Barak's campaign advisor and a professor of journalism at Columbia College , tried to divert the discussion from the Radical Islamists threat , and said the following . . . "But you know Muslims didn't blow up the building in Oklahoma City or send anthrax through the mail . Those were , you know , some of Dan's people(referring to another panelist who is a Conservative) here . ... . . . . Those were Right-Wingers " .

Oh really , I thought nobody has been caught or charged with the Anthrax scare ???

Continue

2007-07-20 03:42:43 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

i hate that in some countries the presidents takes his own decisions with out the people acceptance.. wht do u people think??

2007-07-20 03:38:51 · 19 answers · asked by Nakshe 3

I keep seeing this troll post '"the democrat controlled congress has a lower approval than the president"

The truth is.... congress as a whole has a lower approval rating than the president. 19% vs. 38% say good or excellent job.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/19_say_congress_doing_good_or_excellent_job

However as of today, SEPERATELY...Democrats in congress have a 46% approval compared with 34% approval for Republicans.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/generic_congressional_ballot_democrats_lead_by_12

Does this clear up the confusion ? Can we stop the wordplay and number games please ? trolls ?

2007-07-20 03:37:37 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-20 03:37:15 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

"Presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., is not happy with the response she received to a letter sent to the Pentagon."

Did she make this letter public to get more news op and keep her in the news?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19869129/

2007-07-20 03:33:07 · 10 answers · asked by ? 7

They tell us where to smoke.

They want to tell us how much we can drive with a 50 cents a gallon gas tax.

They want to take money we make away from people who earned it and give it to those who didn't.

They want to regulate private businesses to a point where some can't make a living.

They feel they need to controll my money with social security.

They need to controll my children by teaching them their perverted views of right and wrong, e.i. "he's not bad because he is gay."

They feel the need to controll what I eat like outlawing trans-fats.

They want to controll the healthcare I buy by socializing it.

They hold business owners and job creators hostage with unions.

They tell me what kind of car I must drive with cafe standards.

They want to tell my what kind of radio I listen too with the "Fairness Doctrine."

The want to run my life and if I do not conform they threaten to imprison me.

2007-07-20 03:30:43 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-20 03:29:28 · 2 answers · asked by spy killer 1

who couldn't take the truth about their disgusting philosophy?

2007-07-20 03:28:11 · 8 answers · asked by Csbbot 1

Regarding the Clinton scandal, Vitter siad Clinton was, "morally unift to govern." Should he adhere to the same moral standards as he said Clinton should?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/3212734

2007-07-20 03:23:32 · 13 answers · asked by El Duderino 4

We should support our TROOPS not our current president!!

2007-07-20 03:21:15 · 20 answers · asked by jon 3

There is much documentation suggesting that Jews concentrate their wealth in media and Hollywood, and then use this control to advance the Israeli/Jewish agenda.

2007-07-20 03:05:53 · 23 answers · asked by jeremiahjjjjohnson 2

I thought the Dems cared about average working American families. Am I wrong?

Top Dems are taking $18 billion from student loans. This money will no longer be available to help the kids of average hard working Americans.

Dems say the money might be used to help the poor. But, what about average hard working families who are trying to provide decent lives for their kids?

Don't Dems care about 90% of the kids that you see at schools?

2007-07-20 03:03:12 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous