Politics - 17 December 2007

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2007-12-17 07:52:37 · 5 answers · asked by Uncle Pennybags 7

It's almost impossible to impeach & convict a President & with executive privilege there is so much he can get away with that for the most part US law doesn't apply to him. But is that right or wrong?

2007-12-17 07:50:29 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-17 07:48:29 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why didn't they solve them while they were in congress. And wasn't it them that created them in the first place ???

2007-12-17 07:45:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-17 07:36:37 · 28 answers · asked by Darth Vader 6

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Here is the current list, of the candiates who recieve the most campaign donations from different industries and groups.

Casinos/Gambling - Rudy Giuliani , $177,850

Commercial Banks - Hillary Clinton , $935,658

Computers/Internet - Barack Obama , $940,459

Education - Barack Obama . $2.112,520

Health Professionals - Hillary Clinton , $1,695,830

Hedge Funds - Rudy Giuliani , $1,157,900

Insurance - Chris Dodd , $713,012

Lawyers/Law Firms - Hillary Clinton , $9,596,748

Lobbyists - Hillary Clinton , $567,950

Oil & Gas - Rudy Giuliani , $545,058

Pharmaceuticals/Health Products - Hillary Clinton , $269,436

Real Estate - Hillary Clinton , $3,939,008

Securities & Investment - Hillary Clinton , $4,735,730

Telephone Utilities - John McCain , $176,800

Tobacco - Rudy Giuliani , $77,400

TV/Movies/Music - Barack Obama , $2,203,317

http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/select.asp?Ind=B02

2007-12-17 07:32:07 · 5 answers · asked by jeeper_peeper321 7

Heard this for the first time yesterday and wondered what Yahooers would think of it.

Please explain your thinking.

2007-12-17 07:28:03 · 30 answers · asked by Wave 4

2007-12-17 07:22:17 · 15 answers · asked by golfer7 5

I know this is a matter of opinion....and a matter of rigged polls and rigged media info..just give honest opinions.

2007-12-17 07:16:04 · 17 answers · asked by drumbum2004 1

If you absolutely HAD to choose between the two of them to be president, who would you choose, Bill or Hillary?

2007-12-17 07:13:26 · 16 answers · asked by Lindsey G 5

Clinton's Attorney General subverted probe of Clinton's campaign fund scandals. Later, many of those involved in the scandals pled guilty.

1997:
"Reno subverts probe of Clinton scandals - Attorney General Janet Reno, President Bill Clinton, fund-raising by Democratic Party, Lum family "
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_n23_v13/ai_19504407/print

1999:
U.S. Department Of Justice legal document from U.S. website:
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/1999/May/201crm.htm
"In 1997, the Task Force obtained guilty pleas from Democratic fund-raisers Nora and Gene Lum, their daughter Trisha, and Michael Brown for illegal fund-raising activities after their cases were referred from Independent Counsel Daniel Pearson."

2007-12-17 07:12:18 · 12 answers · asked by a bush family member 7

2007-12-17 07:09:44 · 33 answers · asked by Military Wife!!! 3

We put them on notice and now we are waffling. Don't people realize the less committed we are to their destruction the more encourage they become?

2007-12-17 06:58:23 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Right wing..

Left wing??

Stuff like that, can you explain??
Thanks!

2007-12-17 06:54:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

What I want for Christmas is a vacation from all this left/right crap. It is a 19th Century British concept that has little bearing in our day-to-day lives.

The government would rather have us fight each other than fight it because that would be the end of those weasels.

This time of year we realize how selfish the thrill of anonymous arguing is. Our priorities become more towards those special relationships we tend to all year long, and thus is celebrated at Chritsmas time.

Can you tell I've had the Christmas music on?
HO HO HO

Merry Christmas.
Happy New Year.
-Jim

2007-12-17 06:51:47 · 7 answers · asked by Zinger! 3

http://www.house.gov/jct/x-45-00.pdf

So who here is going to sit here and tell me that the top 1% pay the majority of taxes ?

Keep in mind that this chart released by the house starts the top 1% at $296,828 and higher..... this includes all the millionaires / billionaires in this country... Meaning if you dwindled this percentage down to the top .01 percent... the percent of overall tax they paid goes even lower.

So can anyone find me evidence to refute this document which is a government document ?

From what i'm seeing here.... the "middle class" which most would consider the 50k - 130k range.... is paying upwards of 70% of all taxes in this country. Those on the extreme low end of income obviously pay very little 2% - 8%... but the middle class from what i'm seeing here is getting screwed royally.

Can you prove me wrong ?

2007-12-17 06:48:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

After all the research Michael Moore did for his books and movies prior to the 2004 presidential election, and presented it to the voting public in clear, understandable, truthful language, can you explain how George W. Bush still won the election?

2007-12-17 06:45:57 · 20 answers · asked by pilota300b4 4

2007-12-17 06:44:19 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-17 06:40:46 · 10 answers · asked by Darth Vader 6

And Would Mitt and Huckabee and their supporters be protesting the unfairness of that line of questioning in that case?

2007-12-17 06:39:47 · 10 answers · asked by callAspadeAspade 2

How can people vote for a professed 'Religious' person?

2007-12-17 06:39:32 · 15 answers · asked by Dream Realized 2

2007-12-17 06:38:21 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-17 06:37:07 · 13 answers · asked by Darth Vader 6

With the current contraceptives that are safer and more reliable than the "pill" why all of the arguements about the woman's right to choose?Why not choose to not get pregnant in the first place?

2007-12-17 06:35:15 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

In XX century the communism kill a lot of people, more than hitler
But i think that capitalism kill more people than communism in all the history. Cuze a lot of people die cuze the money.
Bad english? u got to speak spanish, the best language

2007-12-17 06:33:15 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is the government hogging it all?

2007-12-17 06:31:45 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Jimmy Carter was a peanut farmer, who then joined a secret society...three years later he is the President of the United States. Under his administration he pardons draft dodgers (Clinton), which allows Clinton, from the same society, to run for President. Then Reagan gets elected. While he was not in a secret society, Bush was. Within the first term Reagan there is an attempt of Reagan's life; then Reaganomics comes out. Then Bush is elected, who we already know is in a secret society. We then get Clinton for 8 years, secret society. Then, Bush Jr., secret society. Now we are looking at another election year, and no society members....except Hillary; as she is married to Bill.
Now Hillary is neck and neck with Obama and the Republicans seem lost in the sauce.
If Hillary wins, does this continue the cycle? Does this support those conspiracy theorists (i am not one of them) that think our system is a rigged fraud?

2007-12-17 06:26:46 · 7 answers · asked by Kiker 5

A. How many people believe in Bush administration lies and support Bush and company's assumptions?

1. China is part of an axis of evil.
2. Saddam has WMD
3. Saddam is in violation of UN resolutions.
4. The war in Iraq is not illegal
5. A withdrawal of US troops will mean disaster for Iraq and an increase of terrorism will occur
6. We, the Bush administration, were wrong on Iraq, but it's too late to turn back now.
7. We are in Iraq to bring democracy to the Iraqi people
8. We are in Iraq, because Saddam is a dictator and he has killed millions of his people.
9. We are in Iraq to protect our freedoms
10. If we are in Iraq to protect our nation. Either we fight evil doers there or fight them on our shores. (pre-emptive strikes and war)

How many of you believe the above ten Bush statements to be true?

B. The only man that seems to truthfully oppose Bush, at least verbally, is Ron Paul! Obama falls down and waivers ... on truth! Edwards seems to be a nice guy in public, but he

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2007-12-17 06:25:18 · 11 answers · asked by peacenegotiator 3

So i was just reading a newspaper article, and was currious if anyone would get this answer correct, or somewhere in the ballpark anyway.

For the years 1990, 2000, and 2005:

The richest 1% of income earners payed what percent of the total income tax?

The richest 5% payed what percentage?

The bottom 50% payed what percentage?

As a clue, in 1990, the top 1% made 14% of total income and in 2000, and 2005, the top 1% made 21% of total income.

2007-12-17 06:21:25 · 10 answers · asked by tv 4

2007-12-17 06:20:36 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous