drmiler

drmiler

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* $10 billion to protect all U.S. commercial airliners from shoulder-fired missiles. These systems, based on existing military technology, would help reduce the danger from the estimated 100,000 shoulder-fired missiles circulating in the world's black markets. * $5 billion to purchase state-of-the-art baggage screening ma

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Reply #12 By: ShoZan - 9/16/2004 6:26:56 PM Clinton lowered it. Kerry will do his best to lower it. IT HAS TO BE DONE. Internet Bubble Lowered it, because there was more cash flow, not Clinton, I hate how presidents get or take credit for the economy failing or not, when all the control they have over it is too

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Reply #7 By: Don Bemont - 9/16/2004 6:10:23 PM The annual interest on the publicly held portion ($3.7 trillion) of the national debt is $200 billion. It seems to me that thisis the truly relevant part of your post. Would you like to add $200 billion in new welfar

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The current debt of $5.7 trillion is 60-plus percent of our income. Is that a lot? By way of reference—though it is probably irrelevant—Canada’s debt is 87 percent of its income. Japan’s is 105 percent. The annual interest on the publicly held portion ($3.7 trillion) of the national debt is $200 billion. That’s abo

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And if they really do think he is dumb. Shame on you. Didn't your mother teach you it's not nice to make fun of others for their handicaps? And to think the left is supposed to be the more compassionate, feeling party. Yeah right . </f

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And if they really do think he is dumb. Shame on you. Didn't your mother teach you it's not nice to make fun of others for their handicaps? And to think the left is supposed to be the more compassionate, feeling party. Yeah right . </f

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Reply #67 By: liveletlive - 9/16/2004 3:09:28 PM He wasn't talking about the past. He was talking about Iraq. This is what people do. They take what Moore says, and go off in a completely different direction , just to call him a liar. He said Iraq. Not the gulf war. Not Vietnam. Not Grenada.

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Reply #16 By: Confused (Anonymous) - 9/16/2004 1:25:48 PM Where is all this additional money to pay for his plans going to come from? To pick one item - regarding health care. His plan he states " the government will pick up 75% of the cost of catastropic health claims for employers who agree 1) to provide qualit

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Reply #1 By: liveletlive - 9/16/2004 3:01:39 PM Yes, Bush is full of these , called Bushisms. There are entire books of them, there are so many. Like : Rarely is the question asked : Is our children learning? Yeah, it's rarely asked because the grammer is so poor only idiots would ask it ! Oh

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Reply #7 By: historyishere - 9/16/2004 2:23:41 PM If Clinton were running as VP Kerry would win in a landslide. If Monica Lewinsky's stained blue dress was running as VP, Kerry might still be able to pull off the election. Is that election or "erection"?<img src="../images/smiles/jo

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Reply #9 By: historyishere - 9/16/2004 12:17:13 PM I meant during time of war.... I know they are "weekend warriors" during peace time but I thought the Guard was a lot more active during wartime, active enough to preclude other jobs/education Nope, not unless their unit is called-up!

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Reply #1 By: jesusstayscrunchy - 9/16/2004 11:55:57 AM The National Debt hurts this country because we must pay an interest on that debt. Therefore, revenue that could go for other things -- military, social programmes, whatever, goes to paying down interest on a debt. It's like if you run up a credit card bill, suddenly

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Who wants to bet that CBS's source is "Kitty Kelley"? Why else would they be holding out? The docs are false and more and more experts come out and say so. They don't want to say because they're afraid they'll come off looking like idiots.

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From NewsMax: Kerry Trying to Turn Tide of Campaign NewsMax Wires Thursday, Sept. 16, 2004 WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, trying to recover from a brass-knuckles campaign against his character, is attempting to steer the election to a referendum on President Bush's leadership. Kerry has less than seven weeks to take over the lead in the presidential race. Democrats hope a major shift

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Reply #14 By: jesusstayscrunchy - 9/16/2004 11:23:16 AM Putin is just better able to make the same sort of executive power-grab that Bush did after 9/11. We got the USA PATRIOT act, Russia gets "managed democracy." Certainly, Putin has a right to fight terrorism, but it is doubtful that restructuring regional governorshi

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You know something "kingbee" I fell into the mindset most people from San Diego do. IE: They don't consider LA to be part of "southern CA". Even though you and I BOTH know that geographicaly it sure is in south CA. But seriously if you live in San Diego county say in Lakeside or Santee or El Cajon your trip to work can run anywhere from 20-40 miles "one way"! Especially since most of the work is in north San

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Reply #67 By: kingbee - 9/16/2004 12:13:14 AM you can't live in southern CA and NOT have a car wanna bet? several times a year i think about buying another car, but not seriously. not owning a car means that i walk at least a couple miles each day--which is a good thing (i havent been using my 10

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Reply #8 By: Champas Socialist - 9/16/2004 4:11:14 AM Quite frankly, I don't care who you elect. Elect Arnie if you want. Just as long as it ain't Bush. I believe that my own country would not have gone to war in Iraq if it weren't for Bush's idea. And had we not gone to war on Iraq, a recent bomb attack might have been

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