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Curtis Sittenfeld's American Wife Provides Fictionalized Portrait Of Laura Bush

Was it the part about the smoke or gb's booze and drugs? posted 07/08/2008 at 01:27:53

Obama's Response To FISA Critics: A Vital Exchange With An Empty Center

Absolutely!!!!!!! posted 07/07/2008 at 23:43:56

"True conservatives, who abhor intrusive government and who believe that liberty should not be sold to finance false security, despise Bush's warrantless wiretapping ". The dems have a chance to take the high ground for all citizens of this country. This is a non party issue and the right person can ask all Americans to support him knowing that the republicans have already played their cards . McCain can't walk away from this any more then he can walk away from Iraq. To attract voters from all political persuasions you need to be right on these kinds of issues. There is a lot of dissatisfaction in the American public no matter what your past political views have been and Obama needs to identify these primary issues and be different then the republicans to get all of those dissatisfied voters. If the republicans want this law passed then Obama has to persuade dems currently in congress to table it till next year. The majority of Americans do not want the current administration and congressional vote percentages to put a law on the books that most of us don't like. posted 07/07/2008 at 22:53:16

I agree across the board. Very well done. The question you posed about the possibility of granting them immunity has only one answer that I can see, he is running for office in a land of media might and he is scared of them. This will not fix any of our problems. We need to take your idea of digging into them to see the level of rot. I am a big fan of analogies and Jefferson was great at painting a picture with words. Good choices. You are right about the lumps and also about how much enthusiasm there is for him to get it right. We want to cheer for him and we also want to cheer for that rock. posted 07/07/2008 at 18:24:19

McCain's 'Deficit Reduction' Plan Would Cost Trillions

The second part of cutting our spending is pretty obvious. The lions share goes to Iraq and the private companies that this administration has hired. We are also spending way to much on countries like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Israel, Egypt and some other countries in the middle east. A lot of these countries have oil so why are we sending them money? Countries like Pakistan are taking our money and not doing what they are supposed to do for it. Another thing would be to look at our entire foreign policy regarding expenditures in South and Latin America. At home, we need a complete overhaul of our military expenditures. As far as that goes we need to look at every thing that the government spends money on and pork has to be history for a while. posted 07/07/2008 at 16:36:34

There are two priorities first is to cut spending and then to increase revenues. Pretty simple, huh? To increase revenues we will need to increase the production of original dollars so laws have to change regarding off shore production and increase taxes on those who earn money off shore. Bringing these jobs home and taxing the people that are causing the problem is a good place to start. We need jobs and manufacturing. We also need to change what we manufacture such as development of new energy technology. Lots of potential jobs here and we need to have areas where we lead the world again. Our biggest problem is that huge amounts of our income goes to other countries and a few of our citizens have their hands in the foreign feed troughs. Another more radical area would be to legalize the drugs that the people of the world seem determined to use. This will cut the rug out from under a lot of foreign entities that we are having problems with such as the taliban and alqaeda and the latin american drug cartels. Way to much of our money goes to support these criminals. Until we stop their income we will always have them as adversaries. posted 07/07/2008 at 16:25:29

Conservative Activists Planning To Do Battle With McCain

He is different from gb on all of these issues. Yeah right! Keep pitching that sale for them media. Maybe 25% of the people will believe it. posted 07/07/2008 at 01:16:52

Embattled Alaska Congressman Turns To "Wolfpack" Of Lobbyists For Help

Wolf pack? How does the republican motto go again? There are sheep and there are wolves. Right make a list of these people for the next fbi investigation. How obvious can you be? posted 07/07/2008 at 01:19:30

George W. Bush: Civics Teacher?

Nooooooooo I'm the president he shouts as they drag him out of the white house banging his feet on the floor. I am the decider and I decided not to abandon all those people out there that love me and trust me to protect them. Hopefully this is the worst that will happen and he will leave when January rolls around. This will be the first time in the US history when the new administration will break out laughing when he and his cronies want to brief them on their way out. posted 07/07/2008 at 01:09:47

Majority Of Americans Say Founding Fathers Would Be Disappointed: Poll

Also, what are you people thinking who believe we are liberating a country from a tyrant in Iraq? We put him in power and we knew what we were doing when we did it. This country had been at each others throats for thousands of years over religious and ethnic differences. They just happen to be sitting on a lot of oil that our capitalists wanted and still do. Ask your self why would we put a tyrant in power and then arm him and give him chemical weapons. posted 07/06/2008 at 02:27:58

It comes down to courage and self respect. Can you imagine what it took to look around themselves at the widely spread out population and take on the challenge of getting these people persuaded and united to fight for our independence and to start a new country? Look what they were facing. An old government that had it's way in the world and the military to enforce it along with other countries drooling over the chance to come in and pick up the pieces. Even then we were a mixed population from many countries and still we got together and did this. Sure we have a lot of scientific and medical advances that would amaze them but I think that they would be wondering where the spirit and courage went. There was a pretty big flash of it when our people forced the government to stop the war in Vietnam but the would be tyrants just took a little break and went right back after it again and just like after WWII we went to sleep again. It must take a lot to break us out of these sleeps we seem to fall into. A world war or 50.000 dead Americans along with how many wounded and traumatized for life. posted 07/06/2008 at 02:26:58

GOP Rep: Bush "Should Stay Home" During Republican Convention

Talk about a tough sell. He is solely responsible for all that has happened? He isn't smart enough to dress himself let alone cause all of this. Since you hero's own all of the media and put out what ever you want rather then any thing that looks like truth, I suppose we will be seeing a lot of this dump on the dumb guy scenario the rest of the year. Let's see how much they fry him. Hey, dad, how do you like the way they are treating your kid? Speaking of which, how do you like the kid? posted 07/05/2008 at 01:45:28

Obama On Late Abortion: Mental Distress Doesn't Justify It

My sense of what is right screams out on this issue but I bow to your experience. What is the solution? posted 07/04/2008 at 16:28:52

There are exceptions to everything. Some girl that gets raped by a family member and has nothing for counseling around her but pressure to have the baby may take a long time to get enough independence to do something. Having this child is a travesty to a potentially deformed baby and also she may consider suicide as the only way out. All cases like this should be judged on a case by case bases. The humanity of the situation requires it. This is why we have doctors and psychologists. Individual human rights has been so impacted by radical religion that things like this make sense to people these days. Very sad. posted 07/04/2008 at 15:22:29

My Position On FISA

I have always said that I will vote for every dem on my ballot. Thought I would remind you. Having said that, I think that there is a perfect solution for this issue. Table it until next year. This will put all of the legislation and the veto power in dem hands so he can still influence the final bill with out passing a half way good bill now and before the election is decided. If it is tabled and the republicans steal another presidential election, the next republican will be facing a much stronger dem congress. If it is tabled now, the republicans will not get any millage out of this because we simple have to ask the majority of citizens who they want constructing the bill. The small gap between when the current bill expires and January is not enough time for any one to do anything against us. Sure they can make some plans but it takes time to get it going. Taking this off the calender will pacify all of his supporters in the short run and show people from other political persuasions that the dems want to put a good law on the books because privacy is a universal issue. There is no good argument for doing it now. posted 07/03/2008 at 22:59:31

YouTube Ordered To Give Viacom Its User Data... Data Can Only Be Used For Proving Piracy

Just use the white house precedent and lose the info. Gosh a gremlin snuck in here last night and ate our files. posted 07/03/2008 at 18:19:38

Dow Enters Bear Market, Oil Hits New Record

The last bear market ended in October of 02. Must have been about the time that the corporations decided that they really were going to get away with what ever they wanted under the across the board republican government. Must have taken this long for the republicans to corrupt the attorney generals office. posted 07/02/2008 at 22:55:00

McCain Denies Roughing Up Sandinista

I really don't care if he roughed up one of the sandinistas or not and I don't care if anyone tracks down a sandinista to confirm this one way or another. What I would like to have someone do is get a hold of the sandinistas or use the information act to check government records to find out what McCain was doing there. whether he was polite or not is beside the point. The big issue is the treasonous actions of the republicans during their iran/contra affair. If McCain was part of the field teem that presided over this, we should know about it before he can be taken seriously as a potential presidential candidate. posted 07/02/2008 at 21:09:15

RNC Plans Obama Attack Ads In Four Battleground States

So! They own all of the media so it is expected that this will happen. The media owners and the republicans realize that big changes will happen for them if the dems have a landslide and are going to use their propaganda machine to try to stop it. Obama needs to come up with a message machine that does not rely on the media. He needs to get the wave people to spread the message and do mailers. The closer to election day we get the more this will be important. The media machine will starve Obama if he does not get this built now. posted 07/02/2008 at 21:14:07

Seven Things Barack Obama Should Do to Keep from Blowing It

There are a lot of people in this country that thought Obama was a Bobby or John Kennedy type visionary. A visionary attracts support from all people just by being himself, talking about where we as a country can go if we work together and telling them that he wants to lead. This kind of person does not worry about what the others candidates or their supporters will do or say. He knows that this country is ready for a big change and there are people from all walks of life that want the same things. Getting involved in talks with special interests is wrong because it allows people to focus on them selves and their tunnel vision expectations. It is time for people to look themselves in the mirror and admit that they want change and that they will work on special things after the election and not before. Obama needs to regain the publics sense that he is this visionary and voters will come from every where. He has lost this status with the public and is now just another dem trying to become a centrist. This does not unify the voters it opens the door to the republicans who have the media on their side and a candidate that they are preaching is the true centrist. an up hill battle for Obama from where he is now. posted 07/03/2008 at 03:14:37

My goodness, two in a row where we are on the same page. Get back on track Obama. Get the wave going again and your followers will get those swing voters for you. You can't possibly talk enough or too enough people to get the job done but your wave followers can. We are in everyones lives and we can look them in the eye which you can't. I understand that there are powers out there that feel threatened and that you have been attempting to do some things that punch holes in their message against you but You are wrong about this. By doing this you are playing their game and letting them set the debate. Their problem should be trying to out do you and your message not the other way around. The public climate is right and the vast majority want to be part of the wave so suck it up and get going again. posted 07/02/2008 at 20:36:58

The Changing Times and the Equinox Voter

This is pretty simple actually. The ones that are getting ahead are also getting their info from modern sources and are looking at the world not some small community. They may be in areas that have controlled media that is owned by the powers that be and that tell the people what they want told but they go out side this info source and get more. If Obama wants to get the fall backers, then he has to come up with a way to get the info to these people. He can do this by using the go a headers in these areas and also do some old fashion mailers. Both of these will circumvent the owned media. posted 07/02/2008 at 20:51:22

Sue Decker's Secret Powers

Hey, I know that look. Lot of hours, huh? posted 07/02/2008 at 22:58:14

McCain Gets "Visibly Angry" When Asked About Military Experience

I learned to love the US because I missed it so much when I was a prisoner. So, prior to this you didn't love it? I can see him sitting in his cell saying not that I love the US because I miss it but something along the lines of "mommy, I want to come home" or "I want my mommy". Spoiled rich kid who thought he could further his dreams by continuing the family tradition of military service and managed to wrangle a flyer's job instead of a ground pounder. But in his plane crashing way he ended up on the ground and a prisoner. I wonder if he freaked out because hey, this isn't they way it was supposed to go. I am an important man and this isn't supposed to happen. Why he doesn't want to talk about it is because it proves he was unstable when he starts freaking out again each time it comes up. I have friends from that period that get kind of crazy every time they see an Asian. If this is the case for him, he must be in hell because he has to use it as a political tool but it trashes him to think about it. posted 07/02/2008 at 13:25:49

Poll: Public Mixed On Michelle, Doesn't Know Cindy

I keep repeating myself but boy, do we have some work ahead of us in taking back control of the air ways. In the real world this comparison isn't even close and you can throw Conde in on the republican side and it won't help at all. Republican women are mean and nasty and I hope that the media on our side dig into Mrs. McCain more. McCain has enough dirt but I suspect that his wife has even more. posted 07/02/2008 at 13:37:22

Wachovia Ends Pay-What-You-Want Mortgages

Your running on wrong info. The majority of these types of loans are not held by banks. Also this is one of the few loans of any type that is booked in a very conservative equity position. There will be more foreclosures in the A paper ranks from divorce and death in the family then from default of this type of loan. posted 07/03/2008 at 23:13:30

This type of loan product is sold about 95% of the time to A borrowers who have equity left over and the means to refi any time they want. This loan is not the cause of the mortgage problems. It is the sub prime two year fixed first mortgage partnered up with a second mortgage that allows people with poorer credit and less income to buy a home with no down payment. Fan Mae and Freddy Mac pretty much dictate how A paper is put on the books and the republicans have been going after them for a decade now. The only place wealthy republicans can play is in the sub prime markets and they need a lot of failures to be able to pick up cheap properties to make a big profit. Just about all of the cases of fraudulent applications happens in sub prime because A borrowers do not have to document income with high credit scores. On many A product applications the income is left blank. In spite of what the republicans say Fan Mae and Freddy Mac are highly regulated because of where the money comes from that is used to fund the loans. posted 07/02/2008 at 22:01:39

Senator Recounts McCain's Tussle With A Sandinista Rebel

Oh, so McCain was part of the people on the ground for the Iran/Contra thing? Ah, should have known. A good little republican just working his way up the ladder by doing the mandatory field work. Once you are a documented part of a treasonous crime you can be trusted by their top people to follow orders. It's kinda like the mafia where they have proof that you killed someone to become a member. posted 07/01/2008 at 22:10:08

Gen. Clark and That POW Thing McCain Hates Talking About

The msm is owned and operated by the same people that own and operate McCain and Bush. Why wouldn't they bash anyone that is trying to tell the truth about their front men? A huge percentage of Americans know this and disregard what the msm says about pretty much anything. The only reason we pay attention is to see what the next brain washing message is so we can try to combat it. McCain is just another of those inept rich kids that had enough strings to pull in Nam to be able to fly instead of walk where the trip mines were and like Bush he screwed that up too. There are a lot of quality Nam pilots that didn't get shot down so maybe we should look around for the smart ones. Why settle for another of the stupid ones? posted 07/01/2008 at 21:41:16

Stephen Baldwin On Fox News: If Obama Wins, I'll Leave The Country

If you have such little character that you abuse yourself with drugs and alcohol, crash and burn, go through a born again cure phase and become an out spoken republican advocate, what does this say? That electing one of your kind to the white house gives you courage to blather to the public which didn't crash and burn? That cure programs preach republican political brain washing nonsense? That you killed so many brain cells that you are easily influenced? That you are one of the cowardly bullies that shiver in your tracks at the idea that terrorists could hit us again? posted 07/01/2008 at 14:31:30

Obama Vows To Expand Bush's Faith-Based Programs

It seems that there are a couple of attitudes forming here. The first is that some believe that there is a whole lot of misery out there and working through this channel is a good idea as along as it conforms to certain rules. I have no problem with this because I do participate in feeding the homeless and cooking for them in an organization that has a religious format. I am not a very big fan of religion but I am in favor of helping people through organizations that seem to work. The second is that we can't trust these organizations because too many have proven that they harbor people at the top who only want to get rich with out having to work for it and that they are the lowest form of human because they profit from misery. This is one of the reasons that I am not a big fan. In my occupation I have interviewed many people over the years and have to admit that the ones from religious organizations do not deal with a strait face and seem to want special treatment just because they are what they are. I find this disgusting. Too many people like Billy Graham and his family seem to believe that they are entitled to wealth and their children act like they are of the jet set crowd. Considering the source of their income and what they do with it tells me who they are. posted 07/01/2008 at 13:59:12

First Half Of 2008 Worst Start For Dow In Nearly Four Decades

I wonder how many times I have asked you folks if you have sold your stock yet. Isn't it great that the dems fought to prevent private investment accounts? All of you younger folks that said that you felt the old system was to restrictive and you wanted a change to investment accounts didn't see this economy coming huh? How many voted republican in the last decade? Are you going to take care of your older family members or do you even care?Should we care if you get hungry? posted 07/01/2008 at 02:54:28

Detroit's June Car Sales Set For Worst Showing Since 1990s

Another capitalistic fuse leading to a boom the public and the employees pay for and the top people like McCain just buy more houses with their profits. Capitalistic free market system sure works well. We are headed for a period where the government has to decide how many people are going to starve. How many are going to take all of those guns the republicans made sure the public has to go shopping with. Greed is such a wonderful thing. And we are so inventive with our language. Capitalism, free market system, don't they sound noble? When I was a kid, any company that had a few top people who made off with all of the cash and trashed a whole area economy was investigated. Even not so long ago the public was still able to howl about the enrons. These days any number of major companies can fold and a few run away with the cash and we just call it a recession. The republicans have hurt this country way more then most of have a clue. If someone walks up to me on the street and say we need to be nice to the corporations so they can create more jobs. It would be all I could do not to punch him in the face. posted 07/01/2008 at 02:44:16

Obama Rebukes MoveOn In Patriotism Speech

Obama, you just keep adding one more thing after another since the primaries ended. If you would have always acted like this we would be now cheering on Hillary. You should pay attention to things like our party has super delegates and a convention coming up. If you want to be the president and want the dems to have an across the board victory, you need to straighten up. Your hard core supporters believe Obama right or wrong and a lot of the rest of us believe in dems first. At the end of the primaries just about all of us would have said that the super delegates should not decide who is the winner but things are changing. Right now I won't be all that upset if they choose Hillary or Edwards. posted 06/30/2008 at 20:17:52

Memo to Obama: Moving to the Middle is for Losers

Why is it that only the dems have to be everybody's president and the republicans can be focused only on what their extremist base wants? The dems have to nominate supreme court judges that are centrist and the republicans can put forth hard liners? It is way past time that the government was slanted toward making better lives for the majority of the populace rather then for a few. By the way, the few don't give a rip about their serfs. posted 06/30/2008 at 22:29:46

Absolutely Arianna. I have been saying the same things in many different ways but have seen little agreement. The last time I posted on this issue I said that he is something different and has caused a wave that Americans of all types are joining but if he changes then the people from other political philosophies will say that he is the same as all the others and decide to vote for other reasons or not vote at all. We can not have apathy this election. He definitely needs to get back on track. posted 06/30/2008 at 20:04:39

USS Cole Bombing Charges Filed Against Saudi Arabian, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri

Another trail leading to Bush and the ones who put him there. posted 06/30/2008 at 20:06:39

McCain Tells Donors: Sen. Obama's Word Cannot Be Trusted

There are stark differences on a lot of issues is a completely different topic then trust. I can name several items where Obama can not be trusted. Really, a lot of us can name so many items that you can't be trusted on that we would be talking for days. I am seriously worried about you sir, we hear stories of elderly family members wondering away from the house and then the whole community has to go looking for them. posted 06/28/2008 at 23:15:50

Big Sur Wildfire Ruining Tourism, Bush Declares State Of Emergency

With what Georgie, you already spent all of our money and then some. Fire must be getting to close to one of his rich friends. Yeah, it happens every year and we are still here. posted 06/28/2008 at 18:26:55

Obama Undercuts His Brand

I wouldn't go so far as to say I was a hillary supporter but at the time I thought she was the better choice. You do know that you can be a dem first and then chose your candidate in the short run? I will be voting for every dem on my ballot in november and have voted dem ticket for over two decades without missing an election, can you two say the same? posted 06/28/2008 at 20:13:44

Clinton was a bulldog on this issue and they had to resort to inventing all kinds of trash to side track him and he still got the job done. Do you think Obama can stand the heat that will come or will he roll over?
part 2 posted 06/28/2008 at 18:08:48

By his recent actions Obama isn't taking advantage of the overwhelming public attitude. Prior to the end of the primaries there was a solid public expectation that he would win and everyone was jumping on the wagon. If he continues this balancing act, the public is going to say, I should have known that it was to good to be true and this opens a hole for the republicans by some staying home from the poles and less people from other political ideologies jumping on the wagon. We can not have apathy this election, we need too many seats in too many places. I didn't read his book but my opinion of him caused me to vote for Hillary in the California primary. When the race tightened up I told myself that putting the party and the people in first priority was the thing to do and have since said I will vote for the dem in any case. He won the primary and generated appeal to others by saying he would not take money from special interests and would not listen to them but ever since he won all he has been doing is the opposite. I have no problem meeting in the middle or looking at something from the others point of view but recent history tells us that a leader of our party can't act that way because we know how the republicans will waste his presidency. part 1 posted 06/28/2008 at 18:08:24

Top Republican VP Pick Jindal Lets Public Schools Teach Creationism

How can a person like this become a governor? You would think that extremists are always surrounded by a majority of reasonable people. What is in the water down there? posted 06/27/2008 at 14:50:33

Two Prominent NH Dems Back McCain

This isn't true, the headline should be stupid people for mcbush. You aren't a dem if you think this way but a sly dog pretending to be a dem because the other party has a strong candidate and you can't cut in line. Being a woman for mcbush is crazy unless you are just trying to get elected no matter what. They would probably be candidates for the party of satan if that was the only way they could get on the ballot. You people in conn and nh need to take a closer look at who is running for office in your states. posted 06/27/2008 at 16:48:39

Keith Olbermann, Glenn Greenwald Feud Over FISA

I bet your family just loves having you around for the holidays. Must be where you consider yourself legendary. posted 06/27/2008 at 13:36:39

Considering that you either voted for the guy currently in the white house or didn't vote at all, I think you can spare us your charming wit. posted 06/27/2008 at 12:14:02

I have to agree with his assessment of Keith on Obama. During the primaries I said a couple of times that it was cool with me if Keith was in favor of one candidate but I didn't like him beating up on the other dems. Most of it was not true or unfair but just his one track mind for Obama. I guess he is a weak human animal just like the rest of us in some areas. Considering all of your special comments Keith, this bill deserves one not just a wishy washy attitude because you like Obama. If you don't know this, have Dodd and Feingold on you show. posted 06/27/2008 at 11:41:18

David Letterman Posts Worst Ratings Since 1993

The major networks are dinosaurs that people avoid these days. Even cable is joke and not worth paying for. Take over all of the media and chase away the customers seems like a bad business decision or is it something more sinister? Boy, do we ever need to regain control of the people's airways. posted 06/27/2008 at 14:14:32

Michelle Obama: Barack Will Fight For Gay Rights

Sorry folks I can't help myself on this one. Promises Promises Promises? You know Mrs Obama, it sure would be nice if you could sit your man down and say, Barak, your supporters would like to discuss the constitution with you, when can we schedule some time? posted 06/27/2008 at 12:06:07

I'll Trade You the 2nd Amendment for the 4th

I agree the logic here is way out some where. Why would the founding fathers make sure that it was so hard to take the guns away from the citizens? Maybe it was so they could be used if the government was abusing the citizens like on the fourth amendment. I can understand a scenario where a political group wanted to take away the guns and then abuse our other rights but to arm the people that you are abusing is kinda nuts. When we break down your door in an illegal search we want to make sure that you could have every gun you desire to shoot us with. Maybe even tanks and rocket launchers. Like I said, kinda nuts. posted 06/28/2008 at 22:35:20

Oh I Get It, The Left Just Doesn't Want to Win This Year

Logan, please understand that this is not one dem voter pointing a finger at another. That is not the issue. There is only one person who is nominated for the presidency from the dem party and by this time we know it. Obama didn't get off to the fast start that other dems did because the public didn't know him. This is a grass roots wave phenomena that has been building for over a year now. He has put himself in the focal position willingly and told the voters time and again what he will do for us and that he would listen to the people instead of the lobbyists and corporations. This is what attracted so many to his campaign. Now he is the candidate. We will vote for all dems on our ballots. There is a problem here and none of us caused it. Why are so many angry? Why are the voters wrong? Why are people talking about a split in his support? There is only one problem and one person to fix the problem that he made. None of us are the candidate, we are the dem supporters. If he fixes the wave it will roll right over the republicans no matter what they say. Doesn't he realize that? posted 06/27/2008 at 01:09:50

Fox News Back On Top, Wins Second Quarter Ratings After Q1 Loss To CNN

Actually they own them all and the noise is for the really stupid ones. They are a tool to find out what the brokers can get away with on the networks we used to respect. posted 06/27/2008 at 14:09:59

Considering that we are talking about the difference between the noise and the most untrusted news channel, this story is irrelevant. If cnn had maintained it's integrity they would not be losing to the noise. Sure there are enough stupid people in this country for the noise to impress someone. I stopped watching when blitzer became their image to the world. He is the model for the voice for sale. posted 06/27/2008 at 14:07:04

Republicans Taunt Obama As Spineless Over FISA Reversal

Just to clear up a couple of things for those who are saying, boy you dems are sure... We are still a mob that is growing each day and facing the republicans with gritted teeth showing. Maybe we are not all happy with the way this turned out but we can argue amongst ourselves because we are motivated. Don't get your hopes up republicans, we are still going to vote for every dem on our tickets. You are the ones saddled with the party of corruption which is fading away. posted 06/26/2008 at 21:00:05

So, of the choices he had, it looks like not only are the predictable republicans taking the other side like expected, but he has ticked off his base too. Sly move there. For all of you folks that said he had a plan so just hold on a minute, it kinda looks like he called this one wrong. Now he can't change or he will just look silly to everyone. I wish he had taken advice from Dodd and Feingold on this one. Just lost a little piece of the old mo and I hope it doesn't effect other races. posted 06/26/2008 at 20:37:58

Supreme Court Upholds Right To Own Guns For Self-Defense

The framers of the constitution had as their primary concern the people versus the government. They had a belly full of authoritarian rule and tried hard to set up a government that could not abuse the citizens. They had just gone through a period where the average guys on the street had to be assembled with their personal firearms in order to form an army that fought for our independence. Without those firearms we would be british serfs today. The reason that there is a constitutional law to protect our right to personal firearms is because they suspected there may come a time when the citizens would do something foolish like let one group take over all branches of the government like we had prior to the dems midterm victory. I will be honest and say that for most of my life I have been in favor of less guns but the framers fears have come to pass and I am happy we have guns.It is ironic that the republicans were and are the ones who made it possible for us to have weapons and that we now are concerned with the republicans abusing the citizens. posted 06/27/2008 at 16:16:40

Not much argument here but you could have added one other thing. Our country has turned into greed monsters where a lot of people will do anything to get piles of money. A lot of people convicted of drug offenses either have regular jobs or did have but the lure of diamonds and, yachts and lamborghinis is where they are now. I remember watching miami vice when it first came out and thought that glamorizing this is not good. We are reaping some of the results of unregulated capitalism. posted 06/27/2008 at 14:44:26

You know, prior to this administration, I would have said that the right to own machine guns and big fifties was carrying our right to have fire arms a little to far. Hand guns and small machine pistols and machine guns seem to be the weapons of choice for criminals. The other night I saw a small piece on Countdown where Keith gave us an update on the group in Oklahoma, I think it was, that likes to shoot vans and hillsides with all kinds of heavy weapons and I actually got a warm feeling knowing that the general public has these kinds of weapons to defend ourselves from our government if the need arose. Isn't it sad that I now feel this way and am happy that the common people of this country are the most heavily armed of any country? It is also ironic that it is the republicans that have been so in favor of this arming and at the same time it is the republicans that I am happy we have the arms against. posted 06/26/2008 at 11:56:17

Louisiana Gov. Jindal Authorizes Chemical Castration Of Sex Offenders

Nifty word bitter, try outraged. As far as our nation goes, many including myself will say that the nation of my first forty years is a lot different then today. I don't know why so many got scared and then voted republican, what have they done to earn this support? I feel let down by the silly half that voted republican over the last decade. Be brave, face life head on and think instead of react. This is straight at you with no sarcasm so how do you like it? posted 06/26/2008 at 18:41:11

Considering your other posts, your meaning is what? posted 06/26/2008 at 15:15:49

And I always thought that republicans hated muslims but it seems that some of their crime solutions are appealing to them . Lop off an arm here or a hand there or a set of, well you get the picture. I guess brutality is ok as long as the right people are the victims. Since when did a sin become more important then a crime against humanity? Oh, that's right, all you have to do for a sin is tell a priest and a crime against humanity is a little tougher to deal with. posted 06/26/2008 at 14:32:53

Lara Logan, Michael Ware Involved In Steamy Baghdad Love Triangle

Well we had better give the media immunity quick so they can prevent us from getting some info and trash the messenger on others. The owners of the media are our biggest problem. I would rather see them to down the tubes first then we can get around to working of the e-mail losing and paper shredding administration. posted 06/26/2008 at 14:43:40

Obama On FISA: Security Trumps Suing Phone Companies

We have the fbi,cia,nsa and other law enforcement people who don't like to cooperate with each other. We have a fbi who has top people that won't listen to field personnel so info that could have had an impact was not moved along. We have an administration that doesn't listen to anyone else including intelligence people from a out going administration. We survived for over two hundred years with out fisa. Maybe we should fix what is broken instead of putting something on the books that can be abused or ignored. There is absolutely no reason that this can not be put off till next year. posted 06/26/2008 at 01:21:01

You know the part of this that I do not like other then the obvious is his disagreement with Dodd and Feingold who are two of our leaders that any dem would say are the right thinking people. How can he not sit down with them and a take a chance on being persuaded. Is he going to fight with the likes of these two and Boxer once he is in the chair? These kind of people have been in the trenches for us for a long time and he is a new arrival. posted 06/26/2008 at 00:52:42

Quite the attitude you have there. I did my marching for an earlier war and did my hitch in Nam. I am not impressed with the actions of the big O and I don't appreciate you calling me a troll. I have probably been a dem longer then you have been alive. I am not throwing him under a bus as you call it but I am voicing my dissatisfaction for his position on this issue like any good citizen and I am not alone. posted 06/26/2008 at 00:35:36

Tom Hanks Loses Home Construction Lawsuit

Considering how vocal a lib he has been, it puzzles me why he expected any equal treatment in a good old boy state like Idaho. I would love to have had a bug in the judges office and heard who called him about this. Yuh banged your head against a wall on this one Tom. posted 06/26/2008 at 15:27:57

Brave New Films Launches Dump Lieberman Campaign

This is fine but how about adding a recall of your senator movement directed at the voters of Connecticut?
Let's go all the way and get him out so he can not influence federal policy in any way. He is obviously a lobbyist for the hard liners in Israel so let's let him do that job but not as a senator. posted 06/25/2008 at 14:08:34

Serenity Lost: Obama And The Netroots

but the question is what would have happened had they refused. You made the point but you are looking at from the wrong direction. The media is a republican tool owned just like the administration is an owned tool. They were not in a tough position, they were the ones causing the climate as you put it. Also you can not get to the king pins unless you get to the lackeys first. Ask any mob prosecutor. posted 06/25/2008 at 14:37:31

I here yuh but I disagree. We have a wave of correction building that can effect the out comes of many races in November. Once you break a wave in any place the whole thing may collapse. We have to keep the wave moving. He took the podium and declared he is the voice of change in a loud voice, what happens in the cloak room is not the point. He is the wave. posted 06/25/2008 at 13:39:45

Look folks, the reason that a lot of us are not happy with the big O right now is pretty simple. It is two other senators who are doing this and not the guy that we want to take charge and lead. I understand that two sides can contribute to a final agreement but that is if both sides want to reach a real honest agreement. In the last eight years we have learned that the other side does not or at least the ones at the top. The media and their abuse of us by using our air ways against us is probably the biggest problem we have. All of the rest comes from the ability to shout their message and prevent the other side a voice. The blogs are the only voice we have or have you forgotten? After the mess is cleaned up the big O can meet in the middle all he wants but by then the ones at the top on the other side will be gone or in prison. posted 06/25/2008 at 13:20:11

Now that you got that off your chest, feel better? Listening to other's points of view is what you said. Most right thinking (dem) people who post here understand the mess we are in and want to fix it. We have a media owned and used by the republicans to further their greed which is destroying this nation. You have a despot controlled by the same people who own the media. People whose job it is to investigate and convict organized crime realize that you have to get the evidence on one party in order to sit them down and make a deal to get all of the rest. Granting immunity to the media damages any chances of getting the rest. At the same time we are faced with a problem of the people's air ways being used against us and that has to stop. Most of the wave that is building wants law and order back in our lives so get out of our way and let us do the work. We will take you along for the ride. posted 06/25/2008 at 13:03:36

Obama: Dobson "Making Stuff Up"

How does that conical white hat fit you. Been to any of those select camp fire rallies in the woods lately? I can't believe that anyone would trust a face like yours. How did you get where you are? posted 06/24/2008 at 20:55:05

Bush To Filipino President: "I Am Reminded Of The Great Talent Of The -- Of Our Philippine-Americans When I Eat Dinner At The White House"

I bet that the people that put him in the chair laugh every time he does something like this. They probably get their best laugh when they talk about how those stupid people actually think they elected him and look at each other to decide who it was that voted for him. This man is not stupid only, he is crazy. Isn't there a legal way to force him to take a sanity test? posted 06/24/2008 at 21:25:46

OK, I know he reminds us of a box of rocks but there is a more sinister side to this. Does this clown really think he is a king? How will he view voter complaints if he doesn't want to stop being king? Will he have people whipped if they are fighting in the kitchen? If the king wants to bomb some country and the masses object, what will he do? What will the brainwashed military or black water do to us? Lately I have been thinking that there should be a mental test that a president should have to take if we think he is crazy. posted 06/24/2008 at 18:37:52

Dodd And Feingold Will Filibuster Telecom Immunity

So, Mr presidential want to be are you just going to ignore all of us that spoke out asking you to declare yourself against this? Are you going to leave it up to others to be the leader? posted 06/24/2008 at 18:50:31

Imus Should Apologize For the Latest Racial Insult

No, actually sir, I think it is way past time that this man is gone and we never have to deal with him again. He has no value. His point of view is his own but why do we have to hear about it. There are a lot of people in this country that I am on an entirely different page from and they don't have a podium. If they would have left him gone we would never have heard this. The publics air ways are being abused all over the place. I believe in, to each his own and freedom of speech but why put it on our air ways? posted 06/23/2008 at 21:39:07

McCain's Campaign Funding Hypocrisy: Why Are the Media Looking the Other Way?

This is a forest for the trees situation. George and McCain aren't really top quality party candidates. They are the ones who have strings that can be pulled revealing their weak character to us and willingness to take orders from the string pullers. Why wouldn't the media, another tool of the string pullers, beat up on the front man? Do people really have to have this explained? The majority of republicans these days are the easy lead type with minimal character, thus all of the revealed scandals. They put one in place here and another there until they manage to have enough to pass the laws and hand down the rulings that the string pullers want. This is the reason that I and many others did not want immunity for the media. We have to crack this nut some where to start the total collapse. In my life time I have seen the purchase and take over of the media and the government, the worst nightmare of the founding fathers. Think about this and go back and look at the headlines like the one about McCain is ready to kiss the ring of the string pullers which are not the radical religious types but the ones using them. The radical religious types are just more of the same minimal character greedy easily lead types. posted 06/28/2008 at 14:47:26

McCain Adviser: Another Attack on U.S. Would Be "Big Advantage" For McCain

If you are a republican running for office and this does happen, you might want to find a hole to crawl into and hide. Stopping this kind of talk by one of your own would be in your best interests and see to it that it doesn't happen. The first one was hard to believe and hard to take. If it did happen again in time for the election, a lot of people would start to get mad, not scared. Treating a country full of people like fools can have unpredictable results. Considering the financial troubles a lot of people have, there already is a lot of anger. That is why the republicans find themselves behind in the poles. posted 06/23/2008 at 16:09:09

White House Blocking Army's Plan To Overhaul Contracting System

No matter how I look at this I don't seem to be able to tell what is happening. The O of B is controlled by the white house and there are sure a nice bunch of many starred generals that are available to sell nonsense on fox and the other msm so it's not like he couldn't find cronies to aid and abet some more. Considering the genetic trail of dad (iran contra) and son, the piles of lost money could be funding something illegal all most any where. With all of that cash they could be secretly building space ships for all we know. All of the communication tapping could be to confirm if what ever they have going is still under wraps. A bit of the twilight zone for you folks. Talk about a vague story. posted 06/23/2008 at 14:36:11

Major Networks Putting Iraq On The Back Burner: Reporters

Republicans in congress in lock step with the white house made it possible for a few of their republican civilian owners to consolidate the media so what story is told is no loner news but propaganda. The propaganda has to be good for their republican stooges in or running for office and the owners control of everything. It seemed like a great plan at the time and it did get you eight years but it is all falling apart now. In spite of the control, those darn people are voting dem in the next elections. They want everything investigated and want to put you in jail How ungrateful after all they did for us. Our expectations are just too large, we wanted crazy things like a home, a job, health care, education for our children that includes real science and happiness in our lives. What, a mud hut with all you produce going to the castle owner wasn't enough? Serfs don't need school, that is an outrageous expense for the castle owner. I thought that the public air ways were in our hands, I guess we will have to get to work and clean this up after November.

P.S. Trolls are booooorrrrriiiiinnnnnggggg, why do you play with them? posted 06/23/2008 at 12:20:49

MoveOn To Obama: Keep Your Word, Filibuster Telecom Immunity

This is a spoiler of an issue and he needs to jump on it. There are way to many other elections that will be influenced by it. Thanks Move-On for saying this, I have been disappointed in the comments in that they are mostly between angry people and trolls and very few are considering the possible effect on other elections. We want law and order and the willingness to respect our president again. His word needs to mean something and just saying he will work on it won't cut it. posted 06/22/2008 at 13:37:53

Kristol: Bush Might Bomb Iran If He 'Thinks Obama's Going To Win'

Why did you hang this warped little jingle on my comment? posted 06/22/2008 at 14:06:09

This is another issue that a dem presidential candidate and the congressional dems need to speak out about now and sharply. There has to be repercussions laid out for someone with an approval rating in the twenties to do something like this. Can't the congress speak directly to the military and threaten prison time or something to prevent this from happening? There has to be some law that they would be concerned with even if the commander in chief tells them to do it. posted 06/22/2008 at 14:00:33

Obama And Race: Most Whites Open To Black President, But Hate Groups Growing

I won't disagree with you but maybe I am older? We all look at things with time eyes. That is what I meant by can get there again. And just to add, see what a heavy dose of republican can do to a countries' image both from abroad and from home. posted 06/22/2008 at 12:17:42

Hey folks, people come in all sizes and shapes and flavors, must be why we have always been proud of the fact that we are individuals and a hodge podge of mutts. It has made us the best country in the world to live in and we can get there again if we just use our heads instead of listening to fear merchants. We went to moon and are seriously shooting for Mars and we have never been afraid of anything in the past. So what's with all of this shivering in our tracks about? No one lives for ever and there are still enough auto accidents to out weigh fighting in wars. Let's suck it up, vote dem and get started developing energy sources that weans us from the oil pushers. Wouldn't it be nice to feel good about ourselves again? posted 06/22/2008 at 11:24:45

McCain's Battle Against Boeing Exposes More Lobbyist Connections

He's a republican. Do any of you really think that a zebra doesn't have stripes? There is no valid argument here, he is a republican. posted 06/22/2008 at 10:56:13

The Science Of Bad Boys (POLL)

So they leave in the morning? The divorce stats disagree with you. I think that it something more elemental then that. Either we are fermenting a role for this kind of person as a role model which influences others or this is something part of the human animal that we have to admit exists. Do guys become bikers because they want lots of wild seeking women or are they pursuing something in their own make up? What is this something and what value does it have because evolution should have eliminated it other wise? Saying that women choose these guys rather then that they are talked into it is fine but what is that something that they are looking for? I have been shaking my head over this my whole life and have no better understanding today. Something that I have said to people over the years is that every jerk guy I know has been married several times. posted 06/22/2008 at 13:15:54

US Army Starting Its Own Air Unit, Relationship With Air Force Strained

You're to easy. You honestly don't think that we can find something to do with our time? How about build a new rail commuter system or maybe some bridges? We might even spend some time perfecting alternative energy sources and become the front runners of the future of the world. It's not like we haven't been the world leaders in technology before. Expand your horizons fellow citizen. posted 06/22/2008 at 11:00:25

I have a better idea. Why don't we call our troops home so we won't need any more tax dollars given to defense contractors for any reason. Solves the problem nicely, don't you think? Unless our country wants to be bankrupt, if it isn't already, We are going to have to tighten our belts. I understand the points you make but the pocket book is only so large. The military doesn't seem to understand this. posted 06/22/2008 at 09:14:23

Bush Reiterates Call For Offshore Drilling, Attacks Dems For Opposing

Are you blathering again? I suppose it is time again for another of those appropriate shut ups. Spend all of your energy on alternative energy sources and better transportation so we can generate a few new jobs that your base can ship over seas. Do something good for the country for a change. posted 06/21/2008 at 15:06:44

South Korea And US Reach Deal On American Beef

Well at least some people on the planet will get to eat clean beef. How about us? Are you going to revive the food and drug administration for us or are you going to focus the few resources we have on the exports to Korea so the republican beef producers can share the spoils? posted 06/21/2008 at 15:10:13

GOP Operatives Ready To Hit Obama (If Only They Had Money)

Well we know that we can't trust you and it is in doubt whether we can trust him so it kind of looks like you are in the lessor position so keep your videos. Republicans asking this question sure have a lot of gall. posted 06/21/2008 at 13:51:24

Amtrak Has Record Month As Travelers Shift To Rail Due To Fuel Prices

Oh noooo the rail lobby is back. If all of our infrastructure is in the pits, how long will it be before the fragile system fails and we have a bad news story? Thanks again gop for all of your quality contributions for the good of the nation. When the mobs of hungry, sick and hopeless storm your doors, don't ask the rest of us for mercy. The LA riots cleaned out the stores on Beverly boulevard so What stores do the rest of you own? Just looking ahead for some good deals. posted 06/21/2008 at 14:57:51

Hagel: I'd Consider VP Offer From Obama

Cabinet maybe because he does have a big hand in the voting machines. Wouldn't it be ironic to have that one turned back on the republicans? posted 06/20/2008 at 22:44:23

Obama Backs Bill Giving Immunity To Telecoms

Thats why I say the dems should have waited a few months. What is so important that they couldn't have worked on this next year some time? Prior to FISA we had everything that we have now, FBI,CIA NSA,Police,US Marshals, Coast Guard, etc etc etc. Do the people voting for this all think that all of the above are going to home and not do their jobs? How could we possibly have made it the first two hundred years without dear old FISA? posted 06/21/2008 at 03:33:43

But the media is the worst problem we have. If they would have been on our side, Both Gore and Kerry would have been president or Gore two times. If the media would have been on our side Iraq probably wouldn't have happened. Forest for the trees folks. posted 06/21/2008 at 03:20:09

OK in simple terms, if your commanding officer tells you to shoot that guy and you know that it is wrong, then you are guilty for carrying out the order. It is not which is guilty but that they both are. posted 06/20/2008 at 17:09:33

Sorry Obama but your logic is in error. It is true that if you were in the white house and we were passed the election with big dem majorities, I could agree with you. Then we would have dems providing the legislation to protect us and actually using it in a constitutional way. There would be no need for amnesty for the communications companies because you would do things legally. You are putting the cart before the horse because the bad people are still there. What will happen if there is another attack prior to the election and the crazies put the election on hold and you have given them a clear slate to abuse us further? Why couldn't you dems have waited until the election was over? What is so urgent that you had to do this now? What do you know that we don't? Seven years has gone by. I wish that you were a little more pragmatic and had waited. Is this a sign that if you don't believe these people broke the law then are you going to let this administration off scott free after you are in the chair? Maybe we are not choosing the right person after all. posted 06/20/2008 at 17:06:28

TIME Wants You to Ask Me a Question

Sorry, if Arianna wants to forward 10 questions and the log in names, fine but my e-mail address and full name are all over to many places as it is. posted 06/21/2008 at 12:17:50

Campaign finance reform, lobbyists and restoring the rights of the American public comes down to one thing. Can we regain control of the media and the public air ways? posted 06/21/2008 at 11:45:20