drmiler, Not at all! You're misinterpreting what I'm trying to say. Words like God and Creator should not be offensive to anyone save maybe atheists. Therefore those words shouldn't be taken out of any documents or symbols. They simply don't apply to any particular religion. Tim
There is nothing anyone can say or do to change someone from a Democrat to a Republican or vise versa. It is not an outside process where one person can explain one's position and it will have an effect. It is inside realization that you see things one way or another. I do believe you can change to a different party, but that change may just be a final realization
Draginol, First let me thank you for a well-reasoned discussion. To comment on your points: 1. He'd better have the stones to see this through to some conclusion or I don't want him there either. I think he does have the stones or he wouldn't be running for office. Unfortunately, the UN, such as it is, is all we have. The issue is that the UN represents the world. I'm of the belief that the world has to be considered in our policy, other
Dear America, I am puzzeled. George Bush and his administration have proven to be unable to lead this country in a positive direction. The President started with a message of unity, reaching across the aisle by putting Andy Card, a Democrat and Colin Powell an Independent, in his cabinet. But then something changed. All his actions and policies have come from
Maybe were being too rough on Dick Cheney. Maybe he wasn't lying, maybe he's just senile.
Decide for yourself. This is your America. Washington is full of monuments with beautiful words proclaiming our freedom, justice and humanity. Many men and women have died protecting our rights and our ideals based on those beautiful words. Many presidents both Republican and Democrat have held office and have tried to do their best to live up to those incredible
Although I haven't give up hope completely, the fact that Republicans are able to pull better than 50% of the country with them is very troubling for Kerry supporters and very real to those watching the election campaigns. I have tried to finess, explain as clearly as I possiblly could, and made comparisons that I thought no one would agree with--echoing ma
It was a different time: Mom stayed at home to raise the kids, Dad did whatever was necessary to feed the family. Grandma and Grandpa lived right down the street. Your neighbors looked out for you and yours. You never had to lock the doors. Do you remember drinking lemonade at the kitchen table? or fishing in the river? There are many stereotypes that
Madine, Thanks, you made me think about this one. The way I see it, the goal is to improve the public school. Why, because it's free. The private school can set any amount as it's tuition so the government would be faced with either footing a larger bill or underfunding the voucher. If that were done, only the richest kids could escape the school, not the smartest. Perhaps the private school could set up a scholarship for attracting the best
Am I in favor of school vouchers? generally not. It would create segregation and lack of diversity. I do not however want to trap good students in bad schools. Therefore the ability to be released from a school district should be an option for students. I would be in favor of a program where a team of super teachers and administrators descend on a school, find the problem(s) and bring the school back to an acceptable level. My hope is that they wo
Just as the sun rises in the East so do Republicans attempt to define Democrats as lefty, liberal, uninformed and socialistic. Do they really believe that to be the case? I was watching George McGovern, democratic candidate of old, and Bob Dole have a friendly debate the other night. It was very civil, unlike any of the discourse you hear today. Anyway, G
Madine, Didn't you get a check in the mail? It's not that I didn't have to pay $300. George gave me $300 and he gave a lot of other people a LOT more. Any retirement fund, to be effective, must be added to for a lifetime. Mutual funds were great for a while, then things went south. I like the idea of a check you can count on to supplement your luck. That money came from somewhere. Tim
From the "Contract with America" in 1994 to the taking of both houses of Congress, a percieved solidarity is present between the Heartland and the GOP. According to a recent article in Harper's entitled "Lie Down for America" by Thomas Frank, this case is made by explaining that the GOP claim to have the same values as the heartland. While people on the coasts too
Jill, I think your fears WILL be unfounded. The world knows the U.S. can play rough, now they need to know that the U.S. can play fair.
Dear Anonymous, Thanks for the kind words as well the constructive criticism. Tim
Conservatives and Republicans are part of my everyday life. So I've decided to try and get in their shoes and walk a mile (as the saying goes). So let's put aside Democratic principles for a moment, and try to become a Conservative/Republican. The first thing that comes to mind is to put on suit, but that would be wrong. Sure, some Republicans have jobs
As I think of the promises candidates will make in the coming months. I think back to the 2000 election and George Bush's eloquent position of "Compassionate Conservatism." I was dissappointed we had lost the election. But I thought compassionate conservatism would be "compassionate" after all. Many of the Democratic Policies are based, I believe, on being compass
Living on the left side of things I decided to check out Air America on the AM Dial. Being from the Northeast one can access Air America in New York, Boston and Portland Maine. I've also heard listeners call in from other states as well so check out their website at www.airamericaradio.com to tune in. I was very impressed with the O' Franken Factor, usu
After consideration, I've decided not to be so careful. Let everyone see!
Now there's a problem isn't it? Kerry's a waffler, Clinton was a waffler, in fact every democrat I can think of in the past few years has been a waffler. Come to think of it, more than a few Republicans have been wafflers too. Thank Goodness! No, people will say-- you must "stick to your guns" and "stay the course." Well, sure that type of approa
The program seemed to say that the US should limit itself when faced with military action abroad, immediately getting imput from the world community probably in the form of the UN before engaging in battle. In the case of WWII the allied nations were hoping the US would become involved. And I think you are right, the US WAS needed and we finally reacted after Dec 7th 1941. There will continue to be times when our force is useful and necessary. But
One issue stands as both the strongest argument for the removal of President Bush and his next administration: His world view. According to a program on "Democracy Now" expert after expert seems to site Bush's simplistic understanding of the world as the primary threat to world peace, stating that a pax americana caused by the Bush Administration's doctrin
djny, Just a couple things: one, relax, things will work themselves out and two, it takes people an average of 7 years to figure out what they want to do. Finally, don't worry about the perfect job, ANY job is a good place to start. Good luck in college. Tim
Have you noticed how frequently the average American's patriotism is questioned these days. "American-hating" is a phrase thrown around as casually "brown-nosing" or "loose-lipped" or "being-hypocritical" or "mean-spirited" or for that matter "custom-made", "four-wheeling" and "hot chocolate." We seemed to have turned insults into everyday langua
Good point, I agree. Just being sensitive to those who do not! Tim
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