matt07

If there's any argument to be made for a return to the McCarthy era it would be of Muslims or others in the United States being put under close scrutiny or discrimination since 9/11. That being said however, I don't think we can justifiably say that we have a return to the McCarthy era. It is true that Muslims have become more descriminated against in the United States sicne 9/11, but there is no evidence that there is a widespread or even governent

With all the talk of the SBVT and their ads against John Kerry, one has to feel that the real issues of the election are getting shoved aside! Both candidates have issues far back in the past that we could bring up again and again, but that's not going to help inform America who would be the better president. John Kerry may not have served honorably in and after Vietnam and George Bush may have gone AWOL on national guard duty, and to this da

under an LVT couldn't people just rent land or invest money in other things and avoid paying much in the way of taxes? Or is there some way to make sure that doesn't happen? And I guess a National Sales Tax could be made to work. It would definitely make paying taxes a lot simpler. One question though is if and how corporations would pay taxes under a national sales tax. And I guess I'm still a little concerned that the rich could avoid sp

The problem with a national sales tax is that it shifts the tax burden onto more Americans. Poor Americans usually have to spend a very high percentage of their income just to get buy, while richer Americans, although they might be spending alot more in dollars, can afford to spend a very low percentage of their income, and invest or save the rest. An example of how this might work is that someone with a relatively low monthly salary, let's

getting endorsements (as well as advertising and speeches) also helps to boost how important that issue is to people. Endorsements sorta give you double advantage because they boost your ratings on a subject and how important that issue is to people.

how could Jefferson be anti-constitution. Didn't he write it? I may be wrong

It seems hard to argue that the swift vote vets aren't lying because their leader, Thurlow, got his medals for coming under fire in the same instance that he said John Kerry didn't. Also, all of John Kerry's crewmates say that the SBV allegations are false. This group isn't bribed, they're just conservatives who want Bush in office again and see this as a good way to hurt John Kerry. They're not directly part of Bush's campaign, they just get lots o

I don't hate conservatives at all. I just think that lying to further your political career or sell books is despicable. That goes for liberals and conservatives. Both parties are definitely guilty of either bending the truth or only advancing facts that support them and ignoring the ones that don't. That's why I like politicians like John McCain (liberals' favorite Republican) who tell it like it is, and rise up above politics to put America over

Why is Washington a Republican. In reality, he wasn't a Republican, and his policies weren't especially conservative. Neither party should be able to claim Washington as theirs. Why not make Lincoln the last candidate and put another Republican in somewhere, maybe George H. W. Bush, or John McCain, Bob Dole, or someone like that. It just doesn't seem right that Washington's a Republican

You're definitely right, lots of radical-conservatives make unsupportable assertions, distort the facts, or just plain lie to get their point across. They're so sure that their conservative doctrine is right that they won't let anything get in the way of advancing it, not even the truth. It is more important for America to have honest debate on the issues facing us today, and, to quote Al Franken, "all honest debate must start with a mutual respect f

It could be that he's using political operatives to decrease your advantage or increase his advantage. try getting your own political operatives or getting a fixer to get rid of his

Does anyone have any suggestions for which Republican and Democratic candidates they think are best to use? I'm just not sure which candidate I should commit to. Thanks