JillUser, I am sorry you took offense at my comment, but I think you have misread my intent. I was answering this: The most vocal bleeding heart here I know of gets to sound really compassionate even though I suspect it's been many years since she's worked a full time job. It's easy for her to write from her apartmen
That's a pretty pathetic strawman argument. Actually, no, there is something in there, although it has nothing to do with gambling debts. From my personal experiences with my students over thirty years of teaching: Issue #1: Kid
For all the silly talk about John Kerry cheating by using a pen during the debate, could it be that President Bush was making an inept attempt at higher tech cheating? Link
Your analogy to FDR is a little misleading, in that you have selected the past war that most Americans agree had to be fought. In truth, it is hard to find exceptions to the following generalization: war, at the outset, seems much more attractive to leaders than to citizens. This is true for many reasons, some more reasonable than others, but lurking in the background is the fact that wartime leaders are better positioned to avoid domestic c
Just maybe you should go look at this link. This is a state by state poll that is updated daily. And before being asked, yes Ralph Nader is considered in the poll. It may be updated daily, but very, very few polls have been conducted and released since the debate. In fact, as of this moment, the only one I kno
Take a good look at that wall in Washington DC Mr. Kerry. You helped to make that list even longer and nothing you can say or do now will erase that. The man was a man of action. Although he may have been wrong, and he may have cost his many of his countrymen their lives, he took a clear stand and did what
I never doubted this basic theory, although I had never heard it called by this name before. Many people are opposed to social spending, and not because we cannot afford it. The thing that has changed the political climate is that, in an age of what is called globalization, the larger corporations do not need domestic spending as much. As foreign markets expand, it makes less difference to the economy whether social programs economically emp
This is why I say that the media don't need to report "everything". You know, it is comments like this that make me boil. Maybe you really don't get it, but it seems like you are willfully not getting it. The problem is not that the American press covered this event and used it to mislead the American
What I want to know is, what would you do with Iraq? If it was dumped in your lap today, how would you address the concerns Americans have about the war? First of all, when Republicans ask this of John Kerry, I can't help thinking of some drunk who ignores every sober bit of advice, jumps in his car and blazes o
And you think what? That Kerry won't add to it? Get REAL!!! Of course this is assuming that your talking about GW. I wasn't referring to either candidate, only general governmental policy. Honestly, I have no idea what it was in my answer that implied that either major candidate was to be tru
The annual interest on the publicly held portion ($3.7 trillion) of the national debt is $200 billion. It seems to me that thisis the truly relevant part of your post. Would you like to add $200 billion in new welfare costs to the next budget? Helath care costs? I didn't think so. <img src="../
I was sitting around with a group of acquaintances discussing the upcoming election, with the proponents of the two major candidates being united on one thing -- the belief that the other side would stoop to absolutely anything to win. I asked them the following: Suppose the election is over, and the results are once again in dispute. It appears that when all is done, though, the other guy is going to be inaugurated president... You, along
In short, percentages are deceptive. It seems that only the few behind closed doors manipulate the world. An excellent point. We live in an era when increasing numbers of people seek quick numbers to provide them with the information they will then believe whole heartedly. And those that pick and choose
Ah, but with 400,000 Americans employed on Ebay, what's to worry about?
Personally, I think they will probaly get away with it, but it would be great if they got caught -- but only if they get caught pror to the election. It will be a nightmare if they get caught after the election. Who is "they"? The dirty tricks division of the Bush campaign. What will they get away with? Planting forgeries upon their least favorite network, CBS. Personally, I am convinced that these are forgeries, and I a
I am with you all the way, Muggaz. As to your critics, since they say that all those governmental rights to intrude already existed, I guess we all agree: We can just dump the Patriot Act, eh? Other countries have the equivalent? Hmm, sounds like a shopping expedition around the western world, grabbing the most repressive aspects from each country, and thereby thi
One wonders why you would link such stuff. It wouldn't be because you like to portray the left's case with the words of a particularly angry, inarticulate, and none-too-bright spokesperson, by any chance?
The press are nearly always opportunistic whores, regardless of who they hurt... I agree. Unfortunately, that is the nature of visual media -- to be more a vehicle for entertainment than for serious issues. And, with the dominance of the visual media, the print media has increasingly followed suit, in order to
This demonstrates another example of just regurgitating left wing propaganda without thinking about it. This guy is the vice-chair of Kerry's campaign in Texas and has previously stated that he did not have any contact with the Bush fam
I too am very much opposed to re-electing President Bush, but I would not be in favor of electoral college electors being the ones to prevent such. One of the main reasons I oppose Bush is that I believe he has surrounded himself with people who have disdain for our long standing "democratic" form of government, and I honestly fear that they will de-stabalize it. In my heart, I am far from certain that they would step down if they apparently
How can moore possibly accuse Bush of going after Kerry's war record when Bush has openly denounced the attacks by the Swift Vets? You are either hopelessly naive or hopelessly partisan. Does ANYONE with a brain really believe that either cand
As I said in a recent blog, frat antics give propagandists little to work with outside the puritanical US. I didn't see your other blog, Baker Street, which may explain my misunderstanding here, but I don't get your point. I thought that Moore is just mocking the Bushies for staying home for frat fun
I basically agree, but there are a couple things to keep in mind: Part of the problem is the perceived legitimacy of a president who wins with, say, 40% of the popular vote and 40% of the electoral vote. Although the constitution spells out a process to follow in this case, it would be a difficult situation for the country. Very simply, it is not a coalition government that would result. Second, although thinking people see no probl
It always cheers me up to hear a well stated argument in favor of eliniminating the drug laws. Neither my liberal nor my conservative friends will give me the time of day on this issue, and I don't understand why -- they seem to reject the idea out of hand. I am tempted to nitpick you on the other items here, but #2 expresses my views exactly. (Although I am assuming that all citizens are fully accountable for any acts they commit, regardles
this continous borrowing to pay for huge "general welfare" programs has created our enormous national debt. One can compare government expenditures to government income and measure the shortfall. It is