Just bugs me that grown-ups can't have a simple exchange of ideas. That's why I can't see anything, as far as government goes, gettin' any better in my life-time. I hope to hell those in positions of public trust grow up for my kids.
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Tophat's right, we need a civil war..LOL!
by dawg inso, i'm working on a guy's machine today, he starts to talk politics... he says something about the democrats being responsible for the housing problems... "that damned bill clinton" or something like that.
when i start to explain the fact that this mess was caused by both parties and the effects lobbyists have on the system, he gets heated and starts back in on the democrats... lol!
i realize very quickly that he's another bts, tophat, or gregor, and there's really no need to continue.
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Tophat's right, we need a civil war..LOL!
by dawg inso, i'm working on a guy's machine today, he starts to talk politics... he says something about the democrats being responsible for the housing problems... "that damned bill clinton" or something like that.
when i start to explain the fact that this mess was caused by both parties and the effects lobbyists have on the system, he gets heated and starts back in on the democrats... lol!
i realize very quickly that he's another bts, tophat, or gregor, and there's really no need to continue.
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Idiots took a good thread idea and ruined it. This is what dawg talking about.
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Is The WT Society Getting Financially Desperate ? Nov.15th WT Your Take ?
by flipper inas most of us know on the board - awhile back the watchtower society printed a brochure called : "charitable planning to benefit kingdom service worldwide.
" it was written to provide info to witnesses on a variety of ways that gifts may be made to the society presently or at death.
i have a lurking witness friend on the board who sent me the nov. 15th watchtower and it has an article entitled, " ways in which some choose to give ".
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Sorry, didn't read it. But it sounds like same ole' same ole'.
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Tophat's right, we need a civil war..LOL!
by dawg inso, i'm working on a guy's machine today, he starts to talk politics... he says something about the democrats being responsible for the housing problems... "that damned bill clinton" or something like that.
when i start to explain the fact that this mess was caused by both parties and the effects lobbyists have on the system, he gets heated and starts back in on the democrats... lol!
i realize very quickly that he's another bts, tophat, or gregor, and there's really no need to continue.
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I respectfully disagree. The Framers foresaw the dangers of a democracy. Thomas Jefferson-A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine .
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Tophat's right, we need a civil war..LOL!
by dawg inso, i'm working on a guy's machine today, he starts to talk politics... he says something about the democrats being responsible for the housing problems... "that damned bill clinton" or something like that.
when i start to explain the fact that this mess was caused by both parties and the effects lobbyists have on the system, he gets heated and starts back in on the democrats... lol!
i realize very quickly that he's another bts, tophat, or gregor, and there's really no need to continue.
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COME ON GUYS!!! A little respect! Dawg asked some very fair questions asking for honest answers. There is way to much partisanship, that's why we have a screwed up government. The whole thing has turned into a game, our team against theirs! Well guess what, citizens are on the SAME TEAM.
Now for my thoughts. In many ways. he's right! No matter what party you belong, the government has stopped being for the people. Most of the problem is money and lobbyists on both sides! Maybe if we fire enough of them next month in Congress, they'll get the point. The current economy was caused by BOTH sides. Both sides have morphed into one party. The republicans have stopped being conservatives.
And I do believe in deregulation. And here's why. The free market irons out problems all by itself and weeds out corrupt and scamming companies. But there needs to be changes. I agree fully with Obama with raising the FDIC protection limits. First and foremost, protect people's money. Failing banks WILL fail and fall to the wayside leaving behind stronger stable banks. Right now with the bailout (rescue my ass) the banks will be in the same position 5 years from now. Then what, another bailout?? Regulation, no matter how much, will pave ways for exploitation and abuse. Which in turn lets failing and dishonest enterprises to operate, pretty much as long as they want.
Do I believe in god? My experiences, growing up jw and taking a long look at all religions, have turned me agnostic. There could be some entity out there, who knows. That being said, I don't disparage, berate, or belittle people that claim to have to a faith in what ever they want to believe in.
Should the right bare all the blame for the national debt? Nope, look at all the spending bills the past 8 years. Most have passed with overwhelming majority. As I have said, all are to blame and we are naive and sipping cool-aid if we think otherwise.
Like a told you before Dawg, I'm not right or left, social liberal, fiscal conservative. I think we should do 2 things. Dis-assemble the party system. Let candidates run on their own merits. Once people from either side see a D or an R, a switch is flipped. Look at the people, not the party. Second, run elections like the first couple of elections in our country's history. Split tickets!! President and VP ran independently and on their own. If you really take a look at the wisdom of the Framers, it's pretty impressive. State Senators were really State Senators, appointed by the State Governors. And the House represented the people, elected by the people. A lot has changed since then. I'm sure they wouldn't even recognize the Constitution now.
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How about some music?
by beksbks inlet's forget all this politics for the next 3 hours hmmm?
here's one of my absolute favorite songs.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrcn2yxahoo.
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Should Prostitution Be Legalized???
by minimus inrecently, in the news were reports of 90 plus year old men being arrested for soliciting prostitutes.
i believe the charges were dropped.
and the vast majority of people polled thought that police should worry less about prostitutes and johns and more about city government waste.. your thoughts?.
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Here's where the libertarian in me comes out. If it is between two consenting adults, why shouldn't it?
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Highest likelihood of assassination attempt; Obama or Palin?
by free2beme inwe have in our borders of our country, extreme factions of hatred.
from white supremest, to ultra liberal environmentalist.
all of which, have proven by their history, a willingness to cause harm against others to get their point across.
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Lee Cowan-“When NBC News first assigned me to the Barack Obama campaign, I must confess my knees quaked a bit.” Keep in mind that this is the same guy who famously said on the air that “it’s almost hard to stay objective” when covering Barack Obama. He is all media hype..........invented rock star.
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What's Your Favorite Junk Food?
by minimus inwhen i wanna be bad, i love a 99 cent double cheeseburger from macdonalds.
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Big bag of Funyuns.......and a beer
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"Life Begins at Rape"- Palin Policy
by SixofNine ini suppose that when most of us who are fortunate not to have been the victim of sexual assault hear the word "rape kit", we tend to think of it specifically in terms of forensic analysis and examination--dna collection, trauma, that whole sort of thing.
but rape kits also contain...emergency contraception.. .
to quote from an alaska blogger who has provided a firsthand account of the aftermath of a sexual assault in wasilla: .
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Dawg, I agree to a point. maybe I put a little faith in the system of checks and balances. But I really believe any a extreme views and/or policies simply would not be tolerated and be squashed. For example Supreme court justices. Such as happened in the past, a justice with extreme views would never get out of confirmation hearings alive! People in Congress are not dumb, they know they face re-election. Voters on both sides do not like extremists. They know that for a fact, they don't want to commit political suicide.