Well, I am not sure what he will do but I am willing to wait and see until we see a platform to decide. Are you?
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Many people seem to have made up their mind on who they will cast their vote for in November in the Presidential election. This may have to do with a primary season that was over by early April and an incumbent who went unchallenged. However, it seems to me that making up one's mind about voting 5 months early makes for an even more divisive situation in a country t
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You can add me to the list of SPM's hate list... He dislikes any voice but his own. So be it... If an SPM falls in Sherwood Forest, will anyone hear his screams... ?
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Very well stated article. Hate is not a substitute for thought, but it often ends up that way.......
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Larry, I would agree with you on much of what you wrote. The only thing I would question is about showing this or other movies that deal with social issues to students. If it is done in the context of a social studies class I think it provides a good basis for discussion. One of the things I hear often is that students don't think enough (much of the voting issue over whether we should allow kids who are uninformed the right to vote, for ex
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The tone of the work was accentuated by the positive pronouncement of the protagonist's need for a hot beverage while the subtle underlying metaphysical conundrum of the astronaut-warrior presented the reader with choice not assertion. Whilst in another galaxy...
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Draginol: Just a question: Have you seen this movie already? I mean, it's all well and good if your opinion is based on what you actually saw, but every movie gets good and bad reviews. I believe that Fahrenheit 911 has 27 out of 33 positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes or are all of those reviewers part of the indoctrination plan?
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Madine: How do define "take over completely"? Does it make sense to hand over control when our own troops a) can't keep the peace and b) terrorists commit daily atrocities? Or do you believe when we do handover control they will suddenly go "oh, that's better, the Iraqis are in charge, let's stop." Somehow the idea of that being the purpose of us being there doesn't work either. As for the exit strategy, I have seen no statements from the
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historyishere: Very good article, thanks for sharing it. Apollyon exterminans, please take time to peruse this article as it is germane to your point. It is a bit long but much of the first 1/3 can be scanned as it is a general examination of the history of single world power states. Of course, the one major point that the article really doesn't address is how the American system of government and society would have to change to acc
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apollyon exterminans: The issue you raise is the extreme degree of the question of what we are willing to do to get what we want. I honestly don't see either the will to do what you suggest nor the inclination of the rest of the world to let us. Sooner or later (probably sooner) the many countries that have nuclear weapons would see such aggression as you suggest as the ultimate lose-lose situation and would rather risk the end of civilizati
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The problem is the same as Viet Nam where the U.S. was "committed" to staying as long as necessary to achieve winning the peace and routing out the "corruption" of the Viet Namese government. The U.S. is committed only so long as we have the willpower to spend our time, money and troops. U.S. "will to succeed" fades over time and changes in government. Maybe in 2004 but no later than 2008 the U.S. will change administrations and then the new adminis
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I don't know who said there were no connections between Al-Qaeda, Saddam, and probably half of the Middle East. This dates back to 1998 when the Cole was bombed that the FBI investigator made that connection. What hasn't been established is whether Al-Qaeda was supported (financially or otherwise) by Saddam or whether Saddam was able to facillitate in some way 9/11 or other terrorist acts in Europe or elsewhere. We know he was paying suicide bombers
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The current daily loss of life in the "Middle East Experience" (Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, etc.) seems to be weighing less and less heavily upon the psyche of the American mind as, much like a Shakespearean tragedy the body bags and parts add up. American newscasts spend more time talking about the "American Idol" Experience or whether Tiger Woods is in a slump
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SuspeckTed: Didn't mean to offend but there are a whole bunch of 25 year olds out there working minimal wage jobs, living in their folks' house and living pretty mediocre lives. Most of the ones I know (4) won't move to find a good job and can't find a good job in their field in this area.
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Evan: How about we say it is a Republic that employs democratic voting principles for those people 18 (Someplaces 19) and older? You seem to have a bit of angst over this.
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little_whip: Not to date myself, but haing had voted in the 1970's the current climate is not much more jaded (IMHO) than then. One slight correction, it was Bush senior that said Read my lips, Reagan said many forgettable things too, but not that. One of the things that has changed since the 1970's is that we know the candidates much better today, but still only get 2 choices for most elections which I think is sad because you are a
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little_whip: Interesting input, thanks! BTW, why do you think people (in general) weren't interested in the issues? Could it be because they felt a frustration with change or because it didn't effect them personally. It's always been interesting to me that there is the lowest voter turnout for local elections (where decisions directly effect) than state or national, where the connection is either indirect or there may be none at all. </fon
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Evan: Consitutional Republics rely on democratic principles such as voting to ensure that the Republic stays in line with what the "people want their government to be." Right? I mean, could you have one without the other?
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Well, as Jeff on the BBC show "Coupling" might add "breathing" But I suppose if she were all the other things mentioned breathing might be optional. Hehehe.
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But, this in fact IS what we do, including Great Britain. Go to sleep! Wake up when we want you to and vote! Actually, most people want to know what politicians do between elections except get their countries into assorted messes and raise taxes. OR did I miss something during the nap???
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One of the oddest things about politics is the concentrated effort we make to bring young people into the voting booth, when most of the people who are making the effort wouldn't agree with the young voters choices when they get there. Concentrated "get out the vote" efforts in the U.S., Canada, England, etc. are designed to ensure the continuation of democracy in a
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sgsmitty64: The terrorists who captured Johnson are a small group within the society in which they live. They are "have nots" with little or nothing to lose and everything to gain in the sense of what they think they want to do which is drive all Americans and westerners out of their country. Now, remember a few things about the world. First, when the terrorists are our people we call them "patriots and freedom fighters." But the British c
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I invite everyone to do something they might never have thought of doing.....riding a train. No seriously. My wife and I took a train across the country to Chicago and discovered why the whole argument about spending money for "national security" is so much a political attempt to scare you into thinking we can have security in a free society. Not only were we not checked for ide
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ShadowWar: I thought you were against "name calling"? Or is it selective name calling, as in, I can call ANYONE I want anything I want, but, don't you dare call anyone on the right anything but Mister? BTW, if you call Kerry a communist, doesn't that make his best friend in the Senate, John McCain pretty close to either stupid or blind or both? Just wondering....
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Horatio: You are working too hard at this. The Bible is a history and stories about man and his relationship to God and mankind. It is not intended to be "pretty" but rather to present you with a choice of either believing in what you cannot see or seeing what you mostly cannot believe (i.e. a race of sentient beings whom seem to have no sense of direction). Believers in God (available in a wide variety of colors and flavors) liv
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