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Reply to Ignorance Is Bliss: in Politics JoeUser Forums

Good luck with the novel Steven....mind if I ask what your novel is about?

Reply to Ignorance Is Bliss: in Politics JoeUser Forums

Madine "As long as liberals believe their opposition is rooted in ignorance, they will continue to falter." What makes you say that "liberals" believe their opposition is rooted in ignorance? Simply debating and writing about religious beliefs surely isn't tantamount to saying the opposition is ignorant? From what I've seen, it is the leadership of the Christian right who thinks that those on the left who oppose their agenda are ignorant o

Reply to Democrats: Christians should not get to vote in Politics JoeUser Forums

Draginol, If Keillor said this, then it was wrong and misguided whether it was a joke or not but I don't think it represents the thinking of a majority of Democrats. I think BakerStreet was correct when he said "I'm sure Keillor was joking, because he has expressed his appreciation for the "sturdy" values of these folks in his home state countless times that I have heard in his radio broadcasts." You were right to say "That doesn't make it acceptable

Reply to Fallout from Bush's Iraq Obsession: The Terrorist That Got Away in Politics JoeUser Forums

"you might think that capturing or killing al-Zarqawi would have been a priority for the Bush administration. Well, no fewer than three times -- between 2002 and the beginning of the war -- the Bush administation passed on opportunities to kill him; opportunities urgently highlighted by the Pentagon. Why did Bush ignore this threat?" Good question and one I have been asking for 2 years now. It's a little bit strange that Zarqawi's base was in

Reply to Ignorance Is Bliss: in Politics JoeUser Forums

kingbee: "specter is a freakin liberal." Yeah, that's one of my favorites as well...

Reply to Ignorance Is Bliss: in Politics JoeUser Forums

"My husband was recently asked to pay for his plane ticket for a mission he was selected for in the war that's over." That is completely ridiculous that your husband has to pay for his own plane ticket when he was called to "serve" his country.

Reply to Ignorance Is Bliss: in Politics JoeUser Forums

"The war in Afghanistan in all intents and purposes is over" Is it any wonder that the media calls this the "fogotten" war? The problems in Afghanistan are far from being over yet no one is paying attention to what is going on over there. Pity. I haven't seen you around my blog lately Steven. Where have you been?

Reply to Republicans Begin to Eat Their Own in Politics JoeUser Forums

"And btw, there are plenty of more "moderate" and/or liberal Republicans, including Olympia Snow, Lincoln Chaffee, and a few others. (About 5 - 7 moderate to liberal leaning Republicans at last count, maybe 3 - 10 -- depending on how you count -- true moderate types, and the rest typically tilted more to the conservative side)." That sounds about right but Bush needs them...and if you continuously marginalize them with these attacks you will s

Reply to Republicans Begin to Eat Their Own in Politics JoeUser Forums

"We don't need judges like the Florida Supremes that decide that they can override the will of the people as written into law by the Florida legislature..." If the will of the people (majority) wants the legislature to pass a law that is in conflict with the Constitution, it is the Court's JOB to overturn that law! Their job is not to be a rubber stamp for the majority.... I think this is a fundamental misunderstanding of the Court's role wi

Reply to Republicans Begin to Eat Their Own in Politics JoeUser Forums

Of course Spector's detractors also fail to realize that he is a moderate Republican whose constituency is conprised of liberals, moderates, and a small number of the far-right . Pennsylvanian Republicans are by far more moderate than in other states. His job is to serve his constituency as a whole and not just the minority faction within his state. He has no duty to represent the far right agenda outside o

Reply to War on Terror in Politics JoeUser Forums

I agree with whoman69. The war on terror and the war in Iraq are two totally separate things. The Iraq war hasn't even been INCLUDED in the deficit. It was a supplemental...

Reply to Liberal Stink Tank in Politics JoeUser Forums

kingbee: "(the whole world has been turned inside-down hahahaha)" You got that right! I just read a blog article that denies Jews, gays, Catholics, etc...were specifically targeted by Hitler. The blogger's assertion was that Hitler "randomly" killed people just for the hell of it with no rhyme or reason to it. Totally dismissing 60 years of documentation and evidence which says the complete opposite. This is the kind of misguided thinking t

Reply to Interesting Info on Alberto Gonzales in Politics JoeUser Forums

The worst things that Gonzales has done was duing his tenure as White House Council. He is the person who infamously wrote the memo to the President saying he had the right to use torture against prisoners in Afghanistan. He advised the President that the Geneva conventions do not apply. He advised the President to have prisoners from Afghanistan and Iraq rendered to countries who routinely use torture in violation of international law. Gonzales advis

Reply to Ho-hum, Another Victory in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

"How sprawling must be the breadth of power in the game room of the Pentagon!" This is proably one of the biggest understatements of the year!

Reply to Sore winners, bad losers, and assholes on JU in Politics JoeUser Forums

thatoneguyinslc, and thank you for your complimenting my blog article yesterday. I appreciate it.

Reply to Majority Loud & Clear in Politics JoeUser Forums

Drmiler, perhaps he/she meant "disappointed" or that they felt ignored. Which is quite something to ignore roughly have of the country. The President's duty is to look after the interests of the country as a "whole" and not just the half that supports him/her. If he/she does not, then they are not fulfilling their Constitutional duty nor is the other half being equally represented by the person who is suppossed to representing ALL of America. </fon

Reply to Majority Loud & Clear in Politics JoeUser Forums

Steven: "this suggests that fear played a big role in voting" Yes, this was the BIGGEST factor for those who supported Bush. Fear of change, fear of gays, fear of terrorism. However, the biggest fear was terrorism and they overwhelmingly supported Bush because they think he is doing a good job in that area out of a false sense of security facilitated by the notion that the U.S. has not been attacked since 9/11. Of course this rationale fail

Reply to Majority Loud & Clear in Politics JoeUser Forums

Madine, I wonder how many social conservatives would have voted for Mary Cheney if she was running for Vice President regardless of the fact that they love her father's politics? They don't care that Cheney's daughter is gay until she demands equal rights and since she obviously doesn't care enough about her own rights to politically support those who do, why should social conservatives care that she is Cheney's daughter and gay? Social conservatives

Reply to Mad at Christians? Why? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Does anyone understand why Marvin is screaming? Is he being sarcastic, just plain looney, or both?

Reply to Mad at Christians? Why? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

kingbee, I agree with you on this one. So many people were used and abused by both sides and one of these days we are all going stop buying into their nonsense. I do blame the leaders of relgious institutions for getting so overtly involved in politics. There are election laws that forbid religious institutions from favoring or being against any particular candidate. If they do so, they lose their tax free status. It is very hard to imagine that t

Reply to Whoever, Bush or Kerry in Politics JoeUser Forums

Iraq may still be around in 2008 but legal abortions probably will not be. Abortions won't go away, they will just be conducted in back-rooms and alley ways. Women will die of infections, internal bleeding, and other untold tragedies. The fetuses will not be saved, only the methods of terminating them will change. The deficit will still be there but equal protection of the law for gays, women, and other minorites will be but a dream unrealized, as 10

Reply to HOMOSEXUALS UTTERLY REJECTED in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Your title is incorrect. Homosexuals were not rejected. Gay marriage was rejected in 10 states. It remains to be seen whether these laws are constitutional.

Reply to How Do We Solve the Evil of Abortion? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Rob, you make some insightful observations. However, I might add that although some people subscribe in certain religious doctrines that say birth control is wrong, many do not. If you really want to put a dent in the number of abortions, we can't ignore the fact that "just saying no" isn't realistically going to cut it. I think more needs to be done in terms of providing contraceptives and sex education. I am not talking about promulgating a view

Reply to We're a Democracy in Politics JoeUser Forums

John, good article. I too have written on the subject of democracy and our form of government being a democratic republic in my blog. I also have to agree with Philomedy when they say "...voting for either of the major parties, the sad reality is that we have to, because one of the two is going to win..." Third party candidacies just aren't viable at this stage of the game and even when a third party candidate DOES get traction, one of the major part

Reply to How to make a Kerry voter into a Bush voter in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

"I don't hate Bush. I think that he's actually a pretty decent guy. But I think he makes some bad decisions, and I think he's unwilling to listen to anyone that disagrees with him, and that makes me uncomfortable having him in the Oval Office." Good summation of why I and many others won't vote for Bush either...