Well said Insightful! ...and Diawa...also well said. While I am not an Arnold fan, he has performed fairly well so far in a very difficult position - speaches aside. California's problems are not going to be fixed by one man however, and it will definately have to be a collective effort.
Yes, the Republican party actually believes in letting people speak for themselves and have their own opinions Ohhh please! You mean just like when John McCain spoke his mind (about Bush) and Dennis Hastert "pounced" on him for being unpatriotic? That party has always been the most exclusive of any - unless you are a white male that speaks the same line as the others. Sure they have a few "tokens" on display to try and portray the party a
Bush is himself? What? A moron? A dim wit? A fool that cannot even read a prepared speech? For those I agree! As far as being cool...give me a break! He is a dumb rich guy that had everything handed to him and has failed at running every business he had - including the presidency. We have the largest deficet in history. If he was running a business he would be bankrupt again. What you see is what you get with Bush - that I agree with. Yet I
Hey Bush won...and he has the same characteristics as Homer!!
I agree totally....unfortunately the right wing has made a living of character assasinations and if one does not fight back they win.
Daiwa, My responses only relate to the BS from the Swift Boat Vets, the attacks against medal recipients and the fact that very similar attacks occured against McCain and Cleland - all during the same time frame Bush and his cronies were in power or slinging mud and money to get there. The attacks against Cleland and McCain were also equally shameful. F 9/11 or Moveon.Org are not discussed much in of this particular thread and maybe if that was
Well said stevendedalus! I served and was in the Navy and I am tired of these narrow minded right wingers who claim patriotism and the flag belongs to them! What is more infuriating is the fact that they willingly used these same tactics on one of their own - McCain. It would be bad enough if it was between two men with distinguished war records but in this case it is against a highly decorated veteran and a guy who found a safe haven! To hear that
Hmmmmm....record deficets. Those no good "tax and spend liberals!" Wait a minute....all of this was brought to you by the so called "fiscally responsible" Republican controlled Congress! Talk about hypocracy!
Well said burtoo!
The difference between a serious injury and a minor one can be a mere millimeter so the arguement over have "valid" an award is is rediculous. To get an award a who slew of commanders have to APPROVE the request, and if I am not mistaken, others have to put you in for a medal - not yourself - especially for something like a bronze or silver star! The true measure of a good leader is how the men UNDER you feel about your leadership and almost every
It is unfortuanate that many heroic and brave acts go unreported and unrewarded. Also, I am sure many more medal requests are rejected or unapproved versus those that are approved and rewarded. One thing is common in all of these instances however. You have to have BEEN there to even be considered! Where was Chaney? Where was Bush? Where was that imposter of a Senator that knocked off Max Cleland? Hmmm...the same party that considers patrioti
Please!!! I would rather you all just say you hate all Democrats and regardless who it is you will not vote for them. But do not insult my intelligence and embarrass yourself by saying that Bush is actually a good and effective president. Give me a break! The dim wit cannot even read a prepared speech. He has engineering a smear campaign because he has no record himself to run on - unless you count an ill advised, get rich quick war in Iraq, record
I suppose then by your statements that you also find the left's smear campaign shameful and repulsive. Moveon.org is one of the biggest smear organizations ever created. Michael Moore's 911 leftist propaganda film can be labeled nothing but smear. Entertainers like Linda Ronstadt voice their leftist opinions in political rants on stage when people paid to see a concert. She has a right to speak her mind, after all its free speech...right? Yo
The downoad page also will not accept my email addy...yet it works for everything else...including posting on these forums....frustrating!
Well said......If I remember correctly, one cannot recommend themselves for medals either, and there is a whole slew of commanders that have to approve each one - especially something like a silver star! So if it was not deserved the chances are extremely high that he would not have gotten the medals. The whole issue to me is a smear campaign - very similar to what they pulled on Max Cleland in GA and Main when he was running against Bush. It is tot