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Reply to Lose-lose situation in Politics JoeUser Forums

Drmiler, "They don't have to *research* the issues, they are living the issues!" Just because you are immediately experiencing something doesn't necessarily mean that you FULLY understand its impact or its consequence AT THAT MOMENT. For example, as citizens, we are ALL living under the Constitution. However, that does not mean we all understand ALL of it's consquences, intentions, it's meanings nor do we all fully experience ALL of it's effe

Reply to Lose-lose situation in Politics JoeUser Forums

"If a person is Pro-Choice and they are a Catholic there is no problem, but if a person is Pro-Choice and is running for an office which has a direct influence on the issue, it IS a problem." While I respect your opinion, I cannot agree with you on this issue. An elected official, particularly the president, has a sworn DUTY to try and represent ALL

Reply to Is George W. a stong leader? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Drmiler, Yes, the Supreme Court IS supposed to be the final "arbiter" of the Constitution. ARBITER: "Persons who have the power to decide what will be done OR accepted." --Oxford American Dictonary. Within the context of the supreme court, arbiter, means that THEY are the branch of government who determines what will be done or accepted regarding the Constitution by interpreting what the constitution says and by looking at the F

Reply to Bush 41 protests Michael Moore too much! in Politics JoeUser Forums

Again, you are absolutely right!

Reply to Bush has made the World unsafe with his misguided Policies in Politics JoeUser Forums

Soliatare, thanks for your compliment. But I'd like to add something to your statements: "While the original article did not mention regime change, it did grant the authority to take what ever action was necessary to stabilise the region. The US could therefore have argued that removing Saddam was required to stabilise the region. I personally don't accept that the original article was still valid though as 1441 preceded it. You cant legally set condit

Reply to Is George W. a stong leader? in Politics JoeUser Forums

drmiler, "To say that he is bad and shouldn't be in office is one thing. But to compare him to Stalin or

Reply to You Don't KNOW Me!! in Politics JoeUser Forums

hahahahhahaha! I love good sarcastic humor as it is similar to mine, however, I won't assume that means you agree with that assessment, share my views, or even give a crap as to what I think! lmao!

Reply to For all those that thought Saddam was being good. in Politics JoeUser Forums

The ISG report was researched and written by some of the world's best weapons inspectors and the ISG was headed by a man appointed by President Bush. So, no..I don't have any reason to think it's findings are untrue. Yes, U.S. companies were making a buddle from the oil-for-food program. It was clearly stated in the ISG report, only the specific NAMES of the companies were redacted, and this was widely documented and confirmed in press reports who h

Reply to Debate aftermath in Politics JoeUser Forums

"First of all, being gay isn't a sickness, and I think it says something that people are making that analogy." blogic, I couldn't agree more. It's comparing apples with oranges.

Reply to Debate aftermath in Politics JoeUser Forums

"It's also hard to take the foreign policy views of anyone who voted against the 1990 gulf war resolution seriously. I have no doubt that he would return us to the pragmatic, Clintonian foreign policy that led to 9/11." I think solely blaming 9/11 on Clinton's foreign policies is overly simplistic. Foreign policies going all the way back to the Reagan adminstration helped facilitate that tragic event. There were 3 main players partially resp

Reply to 3 Signs Suggest Post Debate Momentum Has Turned Against Bush in Politics JoeUser Forums

Yeap, like I said earlier...it's way too early to make heads or tails out of any of this stuff.

Reply to SPIN DOCTORS - A sucker is born every minute in Politics JoeUser Forums

"But really, a president doesn't have a lot of control over a lot of economic issues. So it's spin from the left to blame Bush for a lot of economic issues." This is both true and not true. No, the President cannot control EVERYTHING related to economics (i.e. the price of oil), but there are a lot of things

Reply to Picking between 2 sets of losers.. in Politics JoeUser Forums

Draginol, I think you do a fairly good job here of pointing out just how much they truly all suck! Good job! However, I don't think Cheney is any better than the rest. Just my opinion.

Reply to What's Better: Energetic or Presidential? in Politics JoeUser Forums

"Well compare George HW Bush to Bill Clinton, which was better Presidential or Energetic?" I don't think you can make that comparison post 9/11. It's so hard to read what will and will not resonate this time around. You have the standard rule that "people will vote for the person they want to see in their living rooms for the next 4 years" compared with the fact that it could very well be that this time around, people want someone who is perceived a

Reply to Debate Question: Has Bush Met with the Black Caucus? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Kerry did say that Bush never met with the Black Caucus which was wrong. Bush met with them 2 times. Actually, what Kerry said was that Bush never met with the NAACP or the Black Caucus. Again, Kerry was wrong about the Black Caucus but correct about Bush not meeting with the NAACP. There were gaffes and inaccurate statements by both candidates and CNN has been doing a pretty good job of pointing out all of them.

Reply to The Debate: Bush's Closing Statement about Foreign Policy? in Politics JoeUser Forums

blogic, yeah the debate was about domestic policy but all the poll numbers show that terrorism is his strongest card to play, so it made sense that he would sneak foreign policy in during his closing remarks. Politically, it was a pretty smart move to say something about it but to refrain from over-doing it.

Reply to Vice President Cheneys daughter is a lesbian in International JoeUser Forums

Grim Xiozan, Myrrander You are both right about this being old news and I agree that it is really stupid to keep bringing it up. With all the other important issues to discuss why waste time rehashing who's gay?

Reply to How Will You Know Who Won the Debate? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Hi blogic, from what I've seen on television so far, they have been pointing out the gaffes of both candidates. And you are right, the most important opinion is the public's opinion, however, polls do reflect a snapshot of what the public's opinions are at that time. I don't think either one of us is naive enough to believe that the polls or the debates are the here-all-end-all of the race. Twenty days in politics is like 20 weeks during which anyth

Reply to Bush has made the World unsafe with his misguided Policies in Politics JoeUser Forums

BakerStreet, We have done some pretty shitty things around the world ourselves and one of the reasons international law has been weakened is because of the Security Council "veto" system which the U.S. insisted upon. It's pretty hard to get nations to play by the rules when you aren't really willing to play by them yourself or when you are constantly turning a "blind-eye" when it's your friends who are violating the law. It is this "selecti

Reply to Bush has made the World unsafe with his misguided Policies in Politics JoeUser Forums

Draginol - 10/13/2004 4:54:28 PM “Who determines whether something is "legal" or not btw?” There are many sources: Federal statutes, the Constitution, and International law (i.e. treaties, which have the same legal authority as federal law and international customary law which is also legally binding. “The only law the US President has to recognize is the constitution and congress gave him the authority to act.” W

Reply to Gallup Debate Poll: Kerry Wins 52% to 39% in Politics JoeUser Forums

A CBS News poll of uncommitted voters who watched the debate named Kerry the winner by 39-25 percent over Mr. Bush, with 36 percent calling it a tie. Fifty-nine percent said Kerry has clear positions on the issues. Before the third debate, only 31 percent of the same voters said Kerry had clear positions. A USA Today/CNN/Gallup post-debate poll showed Kerry to be the winner by a margin of 52-39 percent. A third poll conducted by

Reply to Kerry Lied: Bush Has Met with the Black Caucus... Twice in Politics JoeUser Forums

Yeah, yeah...and Cheney "mis-spoke" when he said he had never met John Edwards before. It's typical debate rhetoric... FYI: the gaffe was already aired and commented on by CNN and they did a pretty good job of pointing out factual flaws on both sides. It is true though, that Bush refused to meet with the NAACP which they really took as an insult because almost every President (since the organization's existence) has met with them at least once

Reply to ABC Debate Poll: K 42% B 41%, Independents K 42% B 35% in Politics JoeUser Forums

blogic, A CBS News poll of uncommitted voters who watched the debate named Kerry the winner by 39-25 percent over Mr. Bush, with 36 percent calling it a tie. Fifty-nine percent said Kerry has clear positions on the issues. Before the third debate, only 31 percent of the same voters said Kerry had clear positions. A USA Today/CNN/Gallup post-debate poll showed Kerry to be the winner by a margin of 52-39 percent. A third pol

Reply to CNN Debate Focus Group: Kerry 10 Bush 7 Undecided 7 in Politics JoeUser Forums

You are right, the sample size of this foucs group is too small so it can't really be cited as authoritative. It may, however, give us a small glimpse as to how SOME independent voters reacted to the debate.

Reply to Latest Poll Results: 42% Don't Care, 45% Shut Up, 3% Go Away in Blogging JoeUser Forums

"Do we really need each poll result listed in an individual article? " I think people are entitled to post whatever they want. If you don't want to see it, don't read it. It's a free country... Besides, the post initiated a lively debate on more topics than who won and who lost. It initiated some important discussions about real issues and led one person to write a touching personal story about why they are supporting one candidate and