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Hmm it seems like the wikipedia article contradicts itself. It says, according to the IMF, the European Union is making 18, 439 billion dollars GDP Or rather, 18.4 trillion dollars GDP, compared to the US's 13.8 GDP. Whereas in the right hand corner the EU article states it is 13.06 trillion GDP, though this statistic is from 2006 rather than 2008. So perhaps it is a bit more fuzzy than you say. Regardless, it is clear that even if the 2006 statist

DashingPrince, I believe you don't understand the EU too well. The EU isn't as unified as you say it is. There are multiple groups within the EU vying for power; this idea of "European" values is something that the EU bureaucrats subscribe to, but unfortunately normal Europeans don't. Firstly, the new EU Lisbon Treaty has only been passed in many states because the national governments refused to bring it to a referendum, primarily because they all know it would fail terri

[quote who="chadwbaker" reply="14" id="1910330"] cactoblastacomment 13The US is an interesting case because it's the least socialist of any first world country. This is the reason why we are the back bone of the world economy. [/quote] Well that probably more has to do with the size of our rich country, 300 million people, compared to Britain or France's 40-60 million. I think if you gave France another 240 million people they would be a back bone o

[quote who="Iceciro" reply="2" id="1898993"]The fact of the matter is that the only thing our two parties ever work together on is bills and reforms to squish third parties and anyone more centrist. Most Republicans are too far over to stupid-crazy Christian Right. Most Democrats are too far over to "socialize everything" left. I think most common people are in the middle, but there's no middle parties.[/quote] Here's the problem.

Wow, someone is a bit overconfident. It looks like Obama has turned down McCain's offer, saying that they are capable of "doing both." It seems reasonable to me, considering Congress won't be in session at 9PM on Friday night. Furthermore, I think the bailout is terrible for our national debt, so I would rather see McCain and Obama not get involved too much on Capitol Hill.

Well the OP is a classic realist thought on the possible threats and pitfalls that the US might soon face. A realist would do just what Artysim said, pull out forces and reequip and regain some leverage over things that the country can actually handle. Between Russia (which is primarily interested solely in its 'near abroad' hence, the Baltics and Ukraine), Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and Iran, the US has bit off more than it can chew. This is why some sort of defining of p

[quote quoting="post"] Let me see if I have this right. Sarah Palin is unfit to be the Vice President because her 17/yo daugher is pregnant. However, it's OK that the Presidential nominee, Barack Obama, did cocaine at 17/yo, that is not a problem. [/quote] Nope, of course that doesn't make her unfit to be Vice President. Unfortunately, her utter lack of experience on foreign affairs does, and the fact that she didn't k

I thought Obama did well. I mean honestly, it was obvious that O Reilly was looking for a provocative one-liner from Obama like, "sure I'll invade Pakistan." Unfortunately, for O Reilly reality isn't that simple, which is why Obama kept explaining his quite nuanced and largely intelligent answers. Regardless, I thought Reilly was being fair to Obama and asking him hard questions; I'm sick of watching cowardly interviews of Presidential candidates.

Sorry I wasn't that clear. You can click on the states in the Political Strategy screen to add up possible electoral vote combinations. You actually aren't losing these states; it's just the default screen.

Oh don't worry about that. You are only losing all states, because you are looking at the Political Strategy screen. Once you look at the current polls map, it should show you winning at most your home state and the opponent winning their home state. The first few turns are a bit odd in the game, because no one in the country really knows you yet. So just make sure to expand your awareness around the nation and base states like California (for democrats) and Texas (for

As for the RAR files, just follow the instructions in the readme. Put the candidatecfgxml into the candidate/configs folder The candidatexml simply goes into the candidate folder and the png file goes into the GFX/candidate folder You should also go to "My Documents" and then "My Games" and then "Political Machine 2008" to find these above folders, ie NOT the Political Machine 2008 folder in your Program Files.

And here is her candidate file. I gave her 5 money and 5 fundraising (she was outspent by her Democratic opponent in the Alaskan gubinatorial general election) Stamina 8 (quick rise to the national scene while raising 5 kids) Credibility 7 (Fairly credible and straight-forward, possible ethics violation in office) Charisma 7 (Relatively engaging and persuasive speaker) Comliness 10 (An attractive middle age women with a large and young

Here is Sarah Palin. Now John McCain's running mate. This is the cfg file. SarahPalin.candidatecfgxml F 0 <Body Size="0.974000" Gi

Well, I have to admit, I do look forward to seeing what Sarah Palin's responses will be on a whole range of national issues which she has never has had to deal with as Governor of Alaska. Who knows, perhaps she'll surprise me with some amazing answers, but I expect nothing but cookie-cutter Republican talking points. Biden might talk too much, McCain might be hot-headed, and Obama might be wishy-washy, but hey at least they know what they are talking about, for the most part.

Well multiple people are right here. First of all, it's ok for Artysim to post an opinion that is not reported in traditional Western media. There is nothing wrong with that. That said, it is best for everyone to take President Medvedev's opinion with a grain of salt, just like I take President Saakashvili's opinion with a grain of salt (which has been reported again and again in We

Eh honestly I don't really care too much about proper flag etiquette. I more care about the state of our education system, which does need reform, be that better funding, higher teacher pay, higher standards for our teachers, and bonuses for teachers who actually succeed.

Thanks. This looks great. I'll definitely give him a try. I'll probably post a few more characters sometime tomorrow.