Politics - 29 August 2007

democracy doesn´t mean bombs..

2007-08-29 07:09:25 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

The topic of poverty and welfare and redistribution of wealth is often a topic of conversation on YA. But a new study shows that America's poor are not so bad off and many of their problems are of their own doing. For example:

There are two main reasons that American children are poor: Their parents don't work much, and fathers are absent from the home.

In good economic times or bad, the typical poor family with children is supported by only 800 hours of work during a year: That amounts to 16 hours of work per week. If work in each family were raised to 2,000 hours per year—the equivalent of one adult working 40 hours per week throughout the year— nearly 75 percent of poor children would be lifted out of official poverty.

Father absence is another major cause of child poverty. Nearly two-thirds of poor children reside in single-parent homes; each year, an additional 1.5 million children are born out of wedlock.

Thoughts

http://www.heritage.org/Research/Welfare/bg2064.cfm

2007-08-29 07:02:41 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

He can declare this "emergency" in order to assume near dictatorial powers. (US under U.N. Law in health emergency).

May 2007 - Bush signs National Security Presidential directive 51 (and) Homeland Security Presidential directive 20. (giving himself more powers)

Aug 2007 - One week following the Montebello Summit....
SPP homepage outlines the North American Plan for Avian and Pandemic Flu - which features the agreement "newly reached" by "TRILATERAL bureaucratic working groups".

Co-Incidence?? I think NOT!! What do you think?

www.worldnetdaily.com
Article: US Under U.N. Law in Health Emergency

2007-08-29 06:59:58 · 14 answers · asked by windtalker 2

In a speech today he said, talking about New Orleans, "Today it is better than it was yesterday, tommorrow, it will be better than it is today" A person with such unbelievable wisdom is wasting his time as president, He should be reading stories to young children, oh, wait, he does.

2007-08-29 06:50:44 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-29 06:49:47 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

And it's gradually getting worse there too? I get the impression, that many people think, that the two wars are actually one and the same.

2007-08-29 06:40:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Yahoo news story says that certain sections of the Great Wall of China are crumbling . Specifically it's only the sections that were made of 'muck' , not bricks .

Bricks. . . . . .Hmmmmm

How about this . China should allow the needy of their country to extract as many bricks as necessary to build themselves sturdy homes ?? Hmmmm ?. . Thousands of miles of bricks doin nothin .. . . well nothing but supressing their people .

Or how bout a new Chinese Game Show . . . . 'Chinese Gladiators' . They could have ropes dangling down the wall and allow citizens Xing and Xang to have a 10 second headstart and attempt to climb to their freedom while Chinese Gladiators tried to pull on their feet and legs and pull them down .

I think Yahoo likes the idea because the Yahoo suggested category for this question was 'Decorating and Remodeling' !!

2007-08-29 06:34:44 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think it will be Orrin Hatch or Trent Lott

2007-08-29 06:33:31 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

If President Bush held a press conference in which he said. "I lied about why we went to Iraq" How many republicans will still support the war and the President? I am guessing 100%

Please don't say "well the dems supported the war as well, and bla bla bla"….They supported the war based on lies from the President, once they realized the mistake they where/are big enough to admit it.

Also I dare you to answer with out bringing up a Clinton. Please just answer the question at hand.

2007-08-29 06:32:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/29/rove.car.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Personally, I think this speaks volumes about the state of our National Security, even if it was done for fun.

I as a former prankster, must bow to the pranking geniuses that pulled this off. I salute them as they arrive in Guantanemo.

2007-08-29 06:27:48 · 11 answers · asked by Deep Thought 5

than pass laws barring saggy pants, welcome to the land of the free...I can see the courts now, excuse me judge, my pants were hand me downs so they were a little big but they definitely weren't sagging...hahahahaha

2007-08-29 06:24:56 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-29 06:20:09 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

for protecting us from terrorists? Millions of Americans face poverty every day, while a U.S. citizen has more of a chance of being struck by lightning than being attacked by a terrorist. If U.S. citizens are expected to see to their own financial security, why shouldn't they also be expected to see to their own physical security from terrorists? What is meant by "representative government"? Who does the federal government represent? Should we encourage poor, labor and middle class people to not waste their time voting?

2007-08-29 06:20:06 · 10 answers · asked by socrates 6

All the things that are happening. Bush and his nuclear sabre rattling at Iran, etc. Craig is the least of these. Stop letting them distract us from what is truly important.

2007-08-29 06:14:54 · 20 answers · asked by gone 7

Should this be the #1 issue in 2008?

http://www.uuforum.org/deficit.htm

It's from the Congressional Budget Office
www.cbo.gov

2007-08-29 06:12:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Honestly, what is this guy snorting or smoking?
What happens when his masters at Big Oil tell him that Canada has oil too, will he find some bogus reason to invade that country too?
America, make DAMN sure that you boot this brain dead test monkey out of the white house next year. (and by that I mean don't let him do something that would "force" him to declare a national emergency and suspend elections. )

2007-08-29 06:06:21 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

on the face of the Earth from the 'War on Terror' because their leaders hold a huge stake in the US economy?

The Saudi Wahhabi sect teaches violence as a weapon against the 'enemy', ALL non-Wahhabis.

The Saudi elite class owns around 10% of America.

2007-08-29 06:04:44 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

NYPost.com

2007-08-29 06:02:09 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I keep seeing posts about why people are attacking Craig for being gay....uh, I could care less whether he is gay, but propositioning someone in a bathroom stall is illegal regardless of your sexual orientation.

2007-08-29 05:59:27 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Who cares about baggy pants believe it or not towns in La are passing laws to pull up your pants. No exposed private parts who cares? Katrina should be the effort for council conerns yes-no?

2007-08-29 05:53:53 · 14 answers · asked by edubya 5

What ever happened to accepting people for who they are? Oh thats right, liberal only accept people that think the way they do, much like fascist.

2007-08-29 05:48:33 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

from the most tolerant, unbiased, inclusive, peaceloving,understanding people called libs??
And THEY point their crooked finger at Craig and call HIM a hypocrite......

2007-08-29 05:40:03 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

Weather that be a lawyer or a real crook like this one.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2007/08/breaking-news-b.html

2007-08-29 05:39:26 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Did Bush know the Larry Craig gay/arrest story was, so to speak, coming? Is that why he asked Alberto Gonzales to "resign" when he did? If so, how well do you think it's working?

2007-08-29 05:30:07 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

You can find anything on that website!

2007-08-29 05:28:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-29 05:24:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20487065/

What do you think?

I think Mr. Edwards should give up HIS private jet...

2007-08-29 05:22:23 · 5 answers · asked by Chaoticfreedoms 3

Does anybody really believe that the other half of the War Party will be any better than the half which is currently in power? The War Party has been in power constantly since 1896 and with the exception of the 1920s and part of the 1970s (when public opinion made it impossible to continue warmongering), the War Party has been attacking countries left-and-right ever since. Just switching which branch of the War Party is in power will not change anything. The only way to end the policy of warmongering is to stick a true anti-war candidate into the White House (a Classical Liberal such as Ron Paul or a Ultra-Left candidate such as Kucinich or Gravel).

2007-08-29 05:18:47 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-29 05:14:03 · 19 answers · asked by Equinoxical ™ 5

2007-08-29 05:12:39 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous