Politics - 1 December 2007

The final year of a lame duck administration is when most garbage occurs, and most dangerous legislation is rammed through. Will 2008 be the worst year ever, due to the many lessons learned, over time, by the looters?

2007-12-01 06:19:09 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you support total wars, or "limited wars". Why?

2007-12-01 06:17:07 · 8 answers · asked by me 1

But it IS news here when a fringe candidate in another country calls THEIR elections a farce?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071130/ap_on_re_eu/russia_elections_1

2007-12-01 06:16:46 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-01 05:54:58 · 20 answers · asked by realitycheck 3

1. Invoke a terrifying internal and external enemy
2. Create a gulag
3. Develop a thug caste
4. Set up an internal surveillance system
5. Harass citizens' groups
6. Engage in arbitrary detention and release
7. Target key individuals
8. Control the press
9. Dissent equals treason
10. Suspend the rule of law

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2064157,00.html

I'm curious to know who else agrees with this. What's your argument against? Please read the article before responding, thanks.

2007-12-01 05:53:06 · 12 answers · asked by Sangria 4

Are Dems becoming inhumane? Or are they finally caring about Americans who need more help?

"Some Democratic leaders want .... stronger efforts to deny illegal immigrants government benefits."

http://www.hispanic.cc/republicans_will_push_anti_immigration_in_2008.htm

2007-12-01 05:53:03 · 5 answers · asked by How Big is Your Govt Check 3

2007-12-01 05:50:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is something deeply wrong in Congress?

2007-12-01 05:49:33 · 6 answers · asked by How Big is Your Govt Check 3

even if those view differ from yours? or would you rather live in a country where everyone falls in line and follows and believes what the government says,and if they do have doubts keep it to themselves...for the sake of putting up a a solid united front? Given a choice between those two situations only (no other), which do you think serves the nation better in the long run and is healthier for freedom?

Please answer the question. Do not change my question or try to tell me what I am asking and then proceed to attack what you yourself are saying that you think I am saying. Also, since we live in the USA, and are americans, of course we feel the USA is the best country..it is natural to feel that way. So please don't answer saying you would choose the USA. The question is a choice between absolute denial of dissent because that's the best way to guarantee freedom, or absolutely ability to dissent against government for it is the best way to guarantee freedom.

2007-12-01 05:47:48 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-01 05:45:13 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know this sounds prepostorous, but think about it. Lincoln, Roosevelt, and Churchill were all exremely unpopular in their countries and were initially failures during their leadership. Half the US hated Lincoln and he was assasinated. Yet today, he is considered one of the best leaders America ever had by almost everyone, including people in the South. Roosevelt was severely disliked for his socialist-like policies, and delayed the US entering WWII at first. Churchill was unpopular in the UK even for most of WWII, yet 60+ years down the road, most Britons forgot about this and Winston Churchill is officially the 2nd greatest Briton of all time and considered by the majority of the British to be their best leader of all time. Bush is obviously unpopular, yet recently, the top anti-war man in Washington admitted the troop surge in Iraq is working and that the war has gotten better. The Taliban has almost been completely run out of Afghanistan.

2007-12-01 05:42:22 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-01 05:28:58 · 8 answers · asked by realitycheck 3

58% of Republicans, but only 38% of Democrats, reported having "excellent" mental health:

http://www.gallup.com/poll/102943/Republicans-Report-Much-Better-Mental-Health-Than-Others.aspx

2007-12-01 05:21:32 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-01 05:15:14 · 18 answers · asked by realitycheck 3

Are democrats on the wrong side of the health care issue? The latest Gallup poll says people are happy with their healthcare.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/102934/Majority-Americans-Satisfied-Their-Own-Healthcare.aspx

Gallup's annual Healthcare survey, conducted Nov. 11-14, finds 57% of Americans saying they are satisfied with the total cost they pay for their healthcare, while 39% are dissatisfied.

2007-12-01 05:13:11 · 9 answers · asked by T-Bone 7

A few days ago... last wednesday I believe.. China denied access to American Navy vessels from entering the Hong Kong Port. Why did they do this? there were 2 smaller ships which needed refuelling and shelter..

Why are China being mean to the United States?

2007-12-01 05:12:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-01 05:08:47 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Our economy has now added jobs for 50 straight months – the longest period of uninterrupted job growth on record. The unemployment rate remains VERY VERY low at 4.7 percent.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/02/business/02cnd-econ.html?hp

Bush's Surge is Working

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article2411393.ece

Military is Meeting it's Recruitment Goals

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071113/ts_alt_afp/usmilitaryrecruiting_071113183947

No Terror Attack on USA soil since 9/11

Honor & Dignity back in the White House

These are the salad days!

2007-12-01 05:03:10 · 24 answers · asked by PNAC ~ Penelope 4

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071201/ap_on_re_us/clinton_office_hostages

He just wanted help, why did she refuse to help him? Because in her eyes he is a dirty lower class person and she sure as hell dousnt want to spend a penny of her own money to pay for someone elses insurance, though she once us common people to pay for it whether we like it or not.

What a hypocrite racist smokers voice bigot she is.

2007-12-01 04:59:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

You could tell that he practiced the pun for months yet still messed it up.

Bush: "As for their pay-as-you-go program. You pay and your.. you watch the money go"

How wrong was Bush for his disdain for a balanced budget?

2007-12-01 04:57:06 · 9 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5

where are all the forward-thinking people? Does this site represent the general population?

or are all the liberals among us off doing something better with their time, like making the world a better place to live?

2007-12-01 04:56:49 · 22 answers · asked by zingbartwo 5

and suggest that they read more than just the title of the article they provide as evidence?

2007-12-01 04:55:18 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

58,217 Americans were killed
153,452 Americans were wounded
1,947 Americans were missing

US involvement in the war lasted 8 - 10 years depending on what measure you're using.

Should America have stayed in Vietnam?


http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hUCA9LJAzfidTwN2Jc_GypujEZfQD8T74CDO0

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War_casualties

2007-12-01 04:46:20 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

havent you had enough of this war-mongering administration? Isnt it time for something better?

2007-12-01 04:45:50 · 14 answers · asked by zingbartwo 5

The Sept. 11 commission reported yesterday that it has found no "collaborative relationship" between Iraq and al Qaeda, challenging one of the Bush administration's main justifications for the war in Iraq.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47812-2004Jun16.html

2007-12-01 04:42:44 · 4 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5

I swear we can not have a political discussion without my parents bringing up the above fools. My parents come off as brainwashed but they think I am the one brainwashed...

I'm at my wits end...

2007-12-01 04:41:33 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Although niether should be bailed-out...

2007-12-01 04:39:17 · 4 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5

This may sound extreme, even apocalyptic, until one considers:

The Army is breaking and is too small to meet America's global commitments.

The dollar has sunk to historic lows and is being abandoned by foreign governments.

The greatest invasion in history, from the Third World, is swamping the ethno-cultural core of the country, leading to Balkanization and the loss of the Southwest to Mexico.

The culture is collapsing and the nation is being deconstructed along the lines of race and class.

A fiscal crisis looms as the unfunded mandates of Social Security and Medicare remain unaddressed ... and all of these crises are hitting America at once.

What say you?

2007-12-01 04:37:46 · 17 answers · asked by Bubba 6

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Vice President Dick Cheney said Thursday the evidence is "overwhelming" that al Qaeda had a relationship with Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq...
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/18/cheney.iraq.al.qaeda/

2007-12-01 04:34:58 · 17 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5

2007-12-01 04:34:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous